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Australian Forestry Standard releases supply chain standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... manufacturing wood from certified forests can become certified under the chain of custody standard to demonstrate the sustainable use of timber along the entire supply chain, AFS said. The certification process requires independent assessment and verification ...

GRI names Michael Meehan new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... and iVeridis Corporation from 2010-2013. He has almost 20 years' experience in the sustainability field, including sustainable supply chain and carbon/energy reporting technologies. "Michael has a longstanding commitment to the sustainability field with ...

Christian Super to merge with Australian Christian Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... investing without sacrificing financial performance, with allocations towards renewable energy, clean technologies, sustainable agriculture, microfinance and microinsurance. Australian Christian Super was founded in 1994 to serve the church and not for ...

PRI signatory assets top US$45 trillion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... investors disclose how they are implementing the PRI's six principles across their portfolios to help create a more sustainable financial system". PRI attributed the increase in AUM to factors including recent equity market performance, the addition ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... methodology, the standard of 30-50% in emissions reductions is an achievable target, said Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. The average percentage saving (tCO2-e) of the projects financed by environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability -if suppliers don't pay their workers a fair wage to meet basic needs, the supplier's business is not sustainable, and that will impact on the retailer as well. Progress is being made on improving the fire and building safety standards ...

Mercer hires Alexis Cheang to Responsible Investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... and will work with Mercer's investment clients "in helping them implement Mercer's recently launched Framework for Sustainable Growth and addressing corporate governance risks," Mercer said. Mercer has 13 responsible investment consultants around the ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... make a short term return. They are here for the long run and therefore have an interest in ensuring that farming is sustainable for generations to come. "

PRI coalition calls for improved palm oil practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... oil producers to improve practices with the aim of "decoupling palm oil production from deforestation." The PRI's Sustainable Palm Oil Investor Working Group (IWG) calls on all palm oil producers to commit to ceasing deforestation, development on peat ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... methodology in assessing additional benefits of climate projects included identifying material outcomes linked to sustainable development indicators, exploring the availability of metrics to gauge the outcomes, defining proxies to allow the outcomes ...