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Corporate Human Rights Benchmark issues draft indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... the Institute for Human Rights and Business, a think tank, and the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO). CHRB has been working to develop the indicators for more than a year now, and is seeking feedback from investors globally. ...

New Climate Economy report tackles decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... can make global change. That's what we're trying to capture." Recommendations in NCE report: Accelerate low-carbon development in the world's cities Restore and protect agricultural and forest landscapes, and increase agricultural productivity Invest ...

Community 21 closes share offering, raises nearly $750,000

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... not-for-profits trying to match a bank it puts the pressure on. This investment is a substantial contribution to the development of the act. platform. However we anticipate there will be a further requirement of a cash injection early in the New Year. ...

SVA Commonwealth Bank partner on education toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... inform Australian educational practice. SVA operates the toolkit, while Commonwealth Bank's funding will support the development of Australian-based research, said Susan Metcalf, chief operating officer at SVA. "We're working with an expert reference ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... modest tracking error and significantly reducing the carbon footprint. " Northern Trust has invested time, research and development into ESG issues, Bowers said. "We feel we're at the front end of this, both in terms of the interactions with our clients ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... outside of central business districts, guided by government decentralisation, supply constraints in CBD, infrastructure development and urban regeneration, said Adam Geha, EG CEO. "The CEFC's cornerstone investment will help us accelerate these opportunities ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Legal and investment experts have been advising superannuation fund trustees that they have an obligation to include evaluation of climate change risk in their overall governance and investment processes. But there may be new urgency to the calls, influenced ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany, and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The study was also supported with contributions from Mercer's ...

Expert panel discusses CSR practices in action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... ACCSR has released the 2015 State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand Annual Review, which analysed the stages of CSR development in organisations and the role of the chief sustainability officer (CSO) within the organisations. This year, ACCSR classified ...

Technology to push sustainability reporting forward: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Technological developments and greater access to data will mean companies will be held accountable in real time for their reporting, strategies and management of sustainability issues, according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Nelmara Arbex ...