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Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Global Banking & Markets, and Societe Generale. When the principles were launched in January, Marilyn Ceci, managing director at the JPMorgan Chase corporate investment bank, told The Sustainability Report that the initiative was designed to encourage ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustees have a legal obligation to evaluate and appropriately respond to climate change risks in their funds' investment portfolios, according to Norton Rose Fulbright. Zein El Hassan, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright "Trustees should ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... that is customers, shareholders, the communities in which they operate, regulators, etc.," said Alan Dayeh, an associate director at Net Balance. "That engagement and genuine understanding are critical. Once that's clearly understood, it follows on nicely ...

ASX reports on progress towards gender diversity targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... cultural acceptance of diversity is increasing among Australia's listed companies," said Jillian Segal, non-executive director of ASX Limited. "Nevertheless, the setting of targets will ultimately be the driver of real and lasting change. Many excellent ...

PRI launches guide to private equity and ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... between the integration of ESG and organisational governance, structure and culture, said Fiona Reynolds, PRI managing director. "The guide can also help limited partners (LPs) to understand the different ESG integration practices currently being implemented ...

Margaret River Winery installs SunPower solar system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... the system is expected to save AU$79,000 in energy costs annually, said Geoff Barrett, Watershed Premium Wines managing director. "Watershed has been committed for some time to the environment and this resulted in several years ago in us being awarded ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Fiona Reynolds, managing director of the United Nations-affiliated Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), has said that she would like to see the organisation's governance review process "done and dusted" by the end of 2014. Fiona Reynolds, UN ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... 'investment bank' as one means of increasing access to capital for social sector enterprises. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia SVA has submitted comments to the Financial System Inquiry, headed David Murray. ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... potential to be huge when it comes to things like assurance and integrated reporting." Terence Jeyaretnam, Net Balance director, noted that the impact of the change to Principle 4 and Recommendation 7.4 could be to encourage increased sustainability ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... benchmarks that tilt away from companies with poorer ESG scores and toward companies with better ESG scores. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA Rosenberg This approach to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors ...