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Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Thirteen global investment banks have endorsed the Green Bond Principles - a set of voluntary guidelines on the development and issuance of green bonds. Marilyn Ceci, managing director, JPMorgan Chase corporate investment bank Bank of America Merrill ...

ARENA co-funds South Australia solar thermal power study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... renewable energy used in Australia. ARENA is funded to 2022 to invest in renewable energy projects, support research and development activities, and increase industry and community knowledge about renewable energy.

Paladin Energy, Swala Energy join EITI Supporting Companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... its web site, Swala "currently holds substantial equity in assets in Tanzania and Kenya and has an active business development program in Sub-Saharan Africa." Supporting companies are crucial to the EITI, said Jonas Moberg, head of the EITI International ...

Climate Bonds Standard tackles low-carbon transport

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... The group consists of Michael Replogle, managing director for policy and founder, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Washington DC; Heather Allen, Transport Research Laboratory, UK; Nina Renshaw, deputy director, Transport and Environment ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... on material issues and answer the fundamental questions for us as a mutual," said Rowan Dowland, general manager of development at bankmecu. "We don't distribute a dividend, so the question for us is how we communicate detail around how we protect and ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... US$1 trillion, but the hesitancy of superannuation funds to commit to impact investments is hindering the market's development in Australia. The report makes the case that impact investment has a legitimate role within superannuation fund portfolios ...

ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... ICGN chairman. "Her proven commerciality is an added strength at a time when we are exploring a number of business development initiatives to continue to build our policy strength and expand our member footprint around the world." During her tenure at ...

Integrated Reporting framework launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... council. "CPA Australia is one of a number of global professional accountancy bodies that have been involved in the development of IR," he said. "We have moved away from producing stand-alone sustainability reports and we've joined our reporting into ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... exposure to macro trends like the increased pricing of externalities like carbon emissions and the growing economic development of Asian economies and the Asian middle class. "From a forestry perspective, there are a number of macroeconomic drivers that ...

GRI, RAFI to collaborate on human rights reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... that it has appointed Bastian Buck as director sustainability reporting standards. Buck will lead on the strategy and development of the guidelines and will have ultimate responsibility for the operational management of GRI's sustainability reporting ...