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How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... intention to operate with a purpose broader than profit. The trick now is for words to become actions. Recently the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment announced it will investigate whether and how legal frameworks allow for ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Government entities, to ensure the assets financed are aligned with ICMA's Sustainability Bond Guidelines and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. "Having a bond that has both social and green assets we felt, could not only be attractive ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... being around $2 trillion is managed by fund trustee boards and investment managers that are signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Australia has the fourth highest number of global signatories to these protocols ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... network. Foresight intends to report annually on the environmental impact of the loans and their contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Foresight is a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and ...

MSCI Barra purchases data analytics firm Carbon Delta

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... initiatives are being led by entities such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investing (UNPRI), while mandatory disclosure requirements are developing across ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... where you actually proactively invest with a desire to address some global needs and that aligns more with the United Nations SDGs and the fourth pillar of impact investing, a real desire to see a tangible outcome from an investment. We do see that from ...

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... of their respective business models and value chains. The standards are based on established norms such as the United Nations Global Compact and the absence of significant involvement in defined sectors. The indices aim to align with current market and ...

NSW government to issue a second Sustainability & Social Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... the bonds align with the International Capital Markets Association Sustainability Bond Guidelines and map to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Tinto, and is a board member and chair, human rights of the Global Compact Network Australia. "Pillar 2 of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights is all about the business responsibility to respect human rights and the importance ...

United Nations Development Programme launches SDG Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched SDG Impact, an initiative designed to help channel private investment and capital into the achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "As outlined in the Secretary-General's vision ...