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Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have hired Adrian Bertrand as head of Africa, networks and global outreach. Bertrand joins the PRI from the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) of South Africa, where he worked for four years as environmental ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the United States are more vulnerable to climate change than those in Europe and Japan because of lack of preparation, according to CDP. CDP analysed suppliers from 11 countries in relation to their climate ...

GRI creates two leadership groups for future discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is forming two corporate leadership groups - one to further the international discussion on the purpose of sustainability reporting, and a second on the role of integrated reporting. The GRI has established the ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
With 2015 well and truly under-way, experts tell The Sustainability Report that this year, companies' sustainability considerations will be influenced by regulatory and reporting changes, while supply chain management and human rights issues will rise ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Good Super has hired Andrew MacLeod as managing director. MacLeod joined the fund late last year. He said he was attracted to the role at Good Super because of the fund's investment mission. Good Super, a retail superannuation fund that launched last ...

Australian Ethical surpasses $1 billion AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investors has increased its assets under management to more than AU$1 billion through a combination of investment returns and inflows across its business lines, according to Phil Vernon, managing director. Phil Vernon, Australian ...

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Ed. note: Revised to include comment from The Emerald Club co-founder Justin Medcalf Instreet Investment, a boutique structured product provider, has bought the Emerald Club and its ethical platform, The Emerald Wrap. Instreet did not have a presence ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
US$36.6 billion in labelled green bonds were issued in 2014, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. The total labelled green bond issuance for 2014 was more than triple the amount issued in 2013, and the total amount of green bonds outstanding was ...

The Global Impact Investment Network Appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has appointed Amit Bouri as chief executive officer. Amit Bouri, CEO, the Global Impact Investing Network Bouri is a co-founder of the GIIIN and commenced work at the GIIN in early January of this year. The ...

GRI launches Reporting 2025 initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched Reporting 2025, a series of interviews, videos and analysis papers to identify issues that are or should be on companies' agendas and public reports. Nelmara Arbex, GRI chief advisor on innovation in ...