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IFC, Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... understanding between IFC and the Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange is the first time IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has gone into China's emissions trading schemes. The agreement lays the foundation for IFC to work with other pilots at local ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical Investment Ltd, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Local Government Super, and QBE Insurance Group Ltd. RBS Capital Markets and Westpac Institutional Bank are the joint-lead managers for this transaction. World Bank green ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Morgan Stanley, Rabobank, and SEB. Twelve more banks have expressed their support of the principles - Barclays, BMO Financial Group, Credit Suisse AG, DNB, DZ BANK AG, ING, Lloyds Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Nomura, RBC Capital Markets, Santander ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The European Parliament has adopted a measure requiring large European companies to disclose environmental, social and governance information as part of their annual reporting. Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier Companies with ...

ASX reports on progress towards gender diversity targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... diversity," but also found that companies setting measurable objectives did not increase significantly among the sample group in the report, and there is still a gulf between ASX200 companies and smaller listed entities. The report found that 86% of ...

PRI launches guide to private equity and ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... what is reasonably possible." PRI engaged strategy consulting firm Spring Associates to work with the PRI GP Guide Working Group in developing the publication. Interviews were carried out with over 50 GPs and LPs worldwide, covering a range of investment ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... found that of the investors that are using some sort of technique to evaluate non-financial disclosures, only half of that group have a structured evaluation or process in place for that evaluation, EY said. Further, both investors that did and investors ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Westpac Group has become a founding signatory to the Soft Commodities Compact, a banking industry initiative aiming to help clients achieve zero net deforestation by 2020. The Soft Commodities Compact has been developed by the Banking Environment Initiative ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... disclose how economic, environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. This week the ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council published a third edition of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. As part ...

Ethical Investment Advisers launches fossil-fuel free SMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... options has to be there." The Ethical Investment Advisers Mid-Cap SMA is currently invested in: Acrux Limited, Life Healthcare Group, Australian Education Trust, Meridian Energy, Breville Group Ltd, NIB Holdings Limited, Carnegie Wave Energy, Oakton ...