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ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... a theme like alternative energy or green buildings, and built a passive index off of that," Salvatico said. "MSCI has standard thematic solutions, such as the Global Environment Index.... The other thing that we've seen, and it's quite interesting, is ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... social aspects." Not all countries in South America have equal rates of sustainability reporting, and there is not one standard for reporting by companies in each of those countries, de Sousa-Shields said. "Colombia, Chile and Brazil are in the top tier ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... under the FSC's standards. FSC full members must comply with standards that are relevant to their business, and under Standard 20, superannuation funds will have to comply with new governance arrangements, including a requirement that superannuation ...

Ernst Ligteringen to step down from GRI in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Point offices in almost every continent, speaks volumes about Ernst's vision of a global organization providing a global standard." The dissemination of the new G4 guidelines is underway, and as such Ligteringen and the board believe it is a good time ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Given the shift and evolution of the global economy and the activities of businesses and assets as part of that shift, integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment practices is both a source of innovation and ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... investor-focused not-for-profit promoting large-scale investment in the low-carbon economy. It has developed the Climate Bond Standard, a screening tool that certifies bonds as contributing to the delivery of a low carbon economy. "As it enters its next ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
CDP has expanded its partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS), meaning that FCS will have an expanded role in CDP's scoring programs and initiatives. FCS will be CDP's global sustainability business process outsourcing (BPO) partner with a three-year ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... measures for environmental assets, and works alongside professional bodies including the International Integrated Reporting Standard, the Global Reporting Initiative, CDP, and adapts language from International Financial Reporting Standar ds. Guthrie ...

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Alexandra Boakes Tracy, chairman of the board, in a statement. Copley and Li join new board members Yulanda Chung, of Standard Chartered, and Assaad Razzouk, of Sindicatum, both of whom were appointed in December. ASrIA is the leading industry association ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... providers. Jeyaretnam also pointed to the proposed changes to the ASX corporate governance guidelines, which would set a standard that companies report on material ESG risks, are likely to be approved, and that would also push the discussion of ESG materiality ...