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State Street, TruValue Labs to partner in development of AI-assisted ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
State Street and TruValue Labs will partner to promote the development of ESG data solutions according to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework. Dan Gerard, head of Advisory Solutions for Asia Pacific at State Street Global ...

Neuberger Berman hires new head of environmental, social and governance investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... on issues including investment strategy, organisational structure and ESG integration. Bailey has also worked on sustainability and governance investment projects for both former Vice President Al Gore and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Bailey ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... noted that the increased demand for ethical financial products led the company to launch the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI), Australia's first ethical ETF. "When we spoke to advisers and investors about ethical investing, climate ...

IRRCi report analyses ESG integration behaviour of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... constraining ESG integration. A growing number of large investors are paying increased attention to companies' sustainability impacts and how these impacts may generate systemic risks that can jeopardize economic value. Access to ESG research and public ...

Directors, senior executives have obligation to consider climate change: Norton Rose Fulbright

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... says "[a] listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure to economic, environmental and social sustainability risks and, if it does, how it manages or intends to manage those risks." "There is the existing recommendation 7.4 which ...

Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... demonstrates our support for the growth of the green finance market, re-enforces our leadership position in corporate sustainability and reflects our long-term commitment to transitioning to a low carbon economy." Investa will use the proceeds towards ...

Experts discuss impact of Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... panel, which included Sarah Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Fiona Wild, vice President, climate change and sustainability, BHP Billiton and data preparer, TCFD, Mardi McBrien, managing director, CDSB, and Chi Woo, partner, sustainability services ...

Chart: CDP assessment of APRA-regulated entities' climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
As APRA regulated entities digest the implications of Geoff Summerhayes' recent speech, The Sustainability Report asked CDP for the scores of ASX-listed companies in the financial sector as a means to determine which companies are publicly disclosing ...

Video: Future Super webinar - Battery Storage: Supercharging Australia's Renewable Future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report recently moderated a webinar organised by Future Super entitled Battery Storage: Supercharging Australia's Renewable Future. The webinar covered the views of John Jung, president and CEO of Greensmith, and Ross Garnaut, chair ...

S&P DJI launches Green Bond Select Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Disclosures of green credentials may be based on credible information from a company's web site, public filings, sustainability reports, independent second opinions and/or legal disclosures. S&P DJI has licensed the index to VanEck for an exchange-traded ...