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PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST), said she sees similarities between the disclosure obligations on PRI signatories and new regulations on Australian superannuation funds from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that will increase disclosures ...

GRESB launches 2014 survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... and waste, and investigates the use of voluntary standards and certification schemes and compliance with mandatory regulations." See Also: PRI, GRESB agree to closer collaboration ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... leverage test, which appears in the Victorian, but not the New South Wales, legislation. There are still a whole range of regulations to come subsequent to the passing of this legislation, which will obviously complement what would get passed. It's not ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... said. "It is very difficult to make decisions about projects on carbon abatement at the moment, until the rules, the regulations, and the mechanisms are defined, and there is a greater indication of what people may get is out of the Emissions Reduction ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... tight and you can argue that maybe one of the reasons why Australia survived the global financial crisis is that the regulations are pretty robust. The regulatory framework was not designed to facilitate innovation, so the first step is to say, is it ...

CDSB guide for companies complying with UK GHG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Affairs has previously cited the CDSB framework as one of the standards that can be used to help comply with the new regulations. "I am delighted to provide another useful tool for report writers, environmental practitioners and the accounting profession ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... companies are not able to identify water discharges by destination, treatment type and quality, 15% fail to meet discharge regulations and 42% of boards are not engaged on water, CDP said in the report. CDP called on companies to adopt a stewardship ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... be attributed to transparency in sustainability performance at asset level, which is reinforced by sustainability regulations," the report said. "For example, the Commercial Building Disclosure Program requires most sellers and landlords of large office ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... energy. HSBC also calls for financial policies that "integrate the climate imperative", and cites concerns that new regulations such as Basel III and Solvency II in the European could limit the availability of long-term capital for low-carbon infrastructure. ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Energy, with in-kind support from GEON Group and Holding Redlich. The report outlines the factors influencing energy regulations in buildings, low energy building technologies and strategies and proposals for zero carbon buildings. Lead researcher Richard ...