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Climate Bonds Initiative gain insurance body partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... sustainable development imperative." The Climate Bonds Initiative is "thrilled" to work with PSI, said Sean Kidney, executive chair of the Climate Bonds Initiative. "Insurers are the institutions we trust to make a bridge between the long and short-term ...

ACSI ups ante on zero-women boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... past a zero-women-on boards position, and we've had reasonably positive response," said Louise Davidson, ACSI chief executive. "We only sent the letters out at the end of last week, but our aim is to meet with them, to try and understand the concrete ...

Emma Herd appointed IGCC CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has hired Emma Herd as the new chief executive officer. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC Herd formally begins her new role on 10 August, and comes to the IGCC from Westpac, where she was head of sustainability. "Emma ...

Community 21 closes share offering, raises nearly $750,000

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... raised almost AU$750,000 and issuing shares to 18 new not for profit (NFP) shareholders. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 is the financial services company that jointly owns Community Sector Banking with Bendigo and Adelaide ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... conflicts of interest and assist in managing competing demands," said John Brogden, the AICD's managing director and chief executive officer. "The AICD encourages super funds to move beyond the minimum standard proposed by the government and consider ...

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... particularly exposed as countries increase ambitions to reduce carbon-intensive energy demand," said Paul Simpson, chief executive officer at CDP. "Access to high quality information is essential for the management of these risks." The FRC is the UK's ...

Citywide make two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... of 8over8 Ltd, president of Lorne Sculpture Biennale and president of Les Amities. Hardy is also an experienced non-executive director, and previously worked as global CEO of Aurecon, executive chairman at Connell Wagner, and executive director at GHD. ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Bowers, CEO, CIO Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at Northern Trust Asset Management Wayne Bowers, chief executive officer and chief investment officer for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at Northern Trust Asset Management ...

GRI defines four strategic goals to expand scope

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... ever before, to increase transparency and build trust in businesses and governments," said Michael Meehan, GRI's chief executive. "GRI envisions a future beyond reports, where information from sustainability reporting empowers decision making throughout ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... could make an informed decision about where we go next," Simpson said. "We have discussed this at the CEO, board and executive level, and anything we do will be very well thought out, aligned with our core strategy, and meeting member needs." This consideration ...