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The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... social as well as investment impacts. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA As discussed in a podcast jointly produced by The Sustainability Report and Pro Bono Australia, affordable housing is an area of significant interest as an investment opportunity and as a ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Dimensional Fund Advisors has launched the Global Sustainability Trust in Australia and New Zealand which combines environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations with the firm's core equity selection methodology. Dimensional Fund Advisors ...

Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... modern slavery just some of the key issues facing investors. Investing and Human Rights - The Highlights from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. A panel of experts discussed how to measure, manage and monitor human rights impacts in at a recent discussion ...

Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  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." The KPMG report said that 20% of listed companies ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has hired Lonneke Lowik as its new head of operations. As head of operations, Lowik will oversee the business operations and manage GRESB's Amsterdam headquarters. "Lonneke brings more than a decade ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... and investors and companies are examining Practitioners on the ground note that many investors and companies with sustainability or responsible investment policies are already accomplishing some of the goals. As a result, part of the work in this first ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Initiative because it is seen as "best practice" by potential investors, said Siobhan Toohill, Westpac Group head of sustainability. "We've really seen that the Climate Bonds Initiative has become the market leader for climate bond certification," Toohill ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership, collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "We are pleased to renew our long-standing and essential collaboration with GRI on sustainability reporting," said Lise Kingo, executive director of the UN Global Compact. "Together we can help companies measure ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... processes. The certification should be seen as a quality standard, rather than a proscribed list, RIAA has told The Sustainability Report. The new certification was launched last year, and more than 80 products from 30 investment organisations have been ...

GRI, Danish Institute for Human Rights collaborate on reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) will collaborate to promote sustainability reporting in a partnership announced at the 5 th GRI Global Conference. GRI and DIHR's collaboration comes as part of global ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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