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Government retains gender equity reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... group to identify ways to improve the non-manager occupational categories. The working group will include outgoing WGEA Director Helen Conway, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, Kate Carnell, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce ...

Funds using custodian to monitor ESG mandates: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... clients will use J.P Morgan's investor services to keep track of ESG-related requirements, said William Pryor, managing director, global head of Investment Information Services at J.P. Morgan Investor Services. "We can do that for clients that have incorporated ...

Future Super founders to launch Future Home Loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... divestment and are seeking a loan provider that does not finance future fossil fuel investments, said Adam Verwey, executive director of Future Super. "It is a different service to Future Super, but it's within the same area," he said. "We've found that ...

ARENA funds AU$5.2m for Renergi biofuel project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Agency (ARENA) has provided AU$5.2 million in funding to Renergi for a pilot scale biofuel project. Professor Chun-Zhu Li, director, FETI, explaining Renergi gasification technology (photo courtesy ARENA) The pilot is intended to produce simple, cost ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... participants will most likely be drawn from existing Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) project owners. Jennifer Lauber-Patterson, director, Frontier Carbon Limited, and head, Climate Market Investment Association for Australia, NZ, Singapore, Indonesia ...

Queensland Investment Corporation joins GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... has become the de facto standard for communicating sustainability performance to key stakeholders," said Will Teichman, director of sustainability at Kimco Realty Corp. "As a member of GRESB, we will engage more deeply with the investment community on ...

INCR working group calls for green bond definitions, framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... standards and more comprehensive disclosure around use of proceeds and reporting on project impacts," said Chris Davis, director of investor programs at the sustainability advocacy group, Ceres. With the release of this statement, INCR will engage with ...

ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... initiative a priority for its engagement with ASX200 boards this year, and will focus on companies without one woman director. "ACSI's motivation to act in this space is the strong evidence of the links between board gender diversity and financial performance. ...

GRI publishes linkage document for EU ESG directive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... companies, allowing them to fulfill the transparency expectations formulated in the Directive." said Bastian Buck, GRI's director reporting standard. See Also: European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... South Africa. "We are delighted that Adrian will be our new head of the Africa network," said Fiona Reynolds, managing director of the PRI. "His extensive knowledge of pan-African ESG issues, coupled with his background working on sustainability and ...