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New Forests joins World Business Council on Sustainable Development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... active in terms of certification thru the [Forest Stewardship Council] FSC. We've brought much more transparency in terms of impact reporting across the sustainable framework. I think we have got some ideas that can be brought to the table and can help ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) initiative will press the case for greater engagement around sustainability and the impact of environmental, social and economic issues on financial outcomes at the 20 th World Congress of Accountants (WCOA). ...

BayernLB joins Climate Bond Initiative as Climate Bonds Partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
BayernLB has joined the Climate Bonds Initiative as a Climate Bonds Partner. BayernLB is a leading financial services provider for the Bavarian and German economies, serving Mittelstand companies and large corporates, savings banks and public authorities ...

GPIF selects S&P Down Jones Indices for ESG benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The Government Pension Investment Fund for Japan (GPIF) has selected two carbon efficient indices from S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) as the benchmark for their ESG investment strategy. S&P DJI has launched the S&P Global Carbon Efficient Indices include ...

United Nations Development Programme launches SDG Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched SDG Impact, an initiative designed to help channel private investment and capital into the achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "As outlined in the Secretary-General's vision ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... companies are making disclosures and are engaging with stakeholders, one area that is "underdone" is assessment of the impact of physical risks. "In our analysis, that's where most of the near term extreme exposure," she said. "Eight of the nine most ...

Future Business Generation outlines Millennial climate risk concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... the primary part of the strategy. Other risks - that may lie out there and can have impacts across the economy and will impact on the rest of your portfolio. First order impacts like screening are straightforward and verifiable, but the story is more ...

Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has become a founding signatory to the Green Bond Pledge. Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability, Local Government Super The Green Bond Pledge is an international declaration that all bonds financing long-term infrastructure ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... and equal opportunity, forced labour, safety, and worker rights. Meanwhile, 85% of participants measure and monitor the impact of their operations on communities, with the aim to reduce negative and maximize positive social and environmental outcomes. ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... wanted the proceeds to be invested on day one," Dawson said. "We are certainly looking at other areas where we might do impact investment and impact lending, should those other areas be more correct, would include those in the future. We assume we will ...