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LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... treasury-style bond. Green assets earmarked for the funding are ring-fenced with rules reviewed by CICERO, the Oslo climate research centre. However it is difficult at this stage to know which actual projects will be financed and where. Going forward ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Lack of organisational buy-in or commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the greatest single obstacle to its success, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s annual review. The ACCSR's The State ...

Perpetual hires philanthropic services manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Foundation, where she was senior program manager. She is a member of the Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy (LLEAP) research project team and was previously Co-Chair of Philanthropy Australia's Education Affinity Group. Last year, she was ...

Monash University selected as sustainable development hub

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... lead a United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) hub. As part of the role, Monash will "mobilise research centres, industry and community organisations to develop practical pathways to end extreme poverty, increase social inclusion ...

Biologists develop essential variables to track biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... varying levels of reporting and compliance by signatories, McGeoch said. Pereira, McGeoch and other scientists in the research team undertook to establish variables that were essential to measurements globally. "The first step was to come up with a suite ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... incorporate ESG factors into investment decision-making processes, according to the GISA report. GISA is a collaborative research report between the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, AfricaSIF.org, and SIF-Japan, and presents results from market ...

Drive to push corporate communication of ESG materiality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... become easily available to investors due to improved corporate reporting, independent industry expert services, rating and research providers, online discussion forums, social media, and NGOs, etc.," the report said. "Within companies, responsibility ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... assessed the positive arguments for unlisted as well." Mercer is proposing this line of advice and building on its own research, including their 2011 report, Climate Change Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, which predicted that ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... droughts, weather events such as hurricanes and typhoons and rising sea levels as having major cost implications. "This research illuminates fragility in the global supply chain mode," said Paul Simpson, CDP's chief executive officer in a statement. ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... economic growth is hindered by resource constraints and increasing costs from environmental pressures, according to new research from the British Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, in conjunction with the Global ...