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Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... these." Black said that increased integration and innovation could happen in concert with global events, such as the United Nations Global Compact's release of the new Sustainable Development Goals in September. "I think there are some things that have ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... He has also previously served in the Australian armed forces and worked for the International Red Cross and the United Nations. MacLeod said he would like to see the superannuation industry invest in large nation-building investment projects and innovations. ...

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... and cluster munitions manufacturers, in line with LUCRF's ESG policy and its commitments as a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, LUCRF told The Sustainability Report at the time. Northern Trust's move to bring ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... globally. There are 119 superannuation funds, fund manager and financial service providers that are signatories to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), which ostensibly means those institutions have made a judgement ...

Montreal Carbon Pledge a building block: Cbus' Atkin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... our climate." The Montreal Carbon Pledge is aiming to attract US$3 trillion of portfolio commitments ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2015, PRI said. It is also moving in concert with the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition ...

International Integrated Reporting Council launches Public Sector Pioneer Network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO The Public Sector Pioneer Network will include representatives from the World Bank Group, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the City of London Corporation, the Welsh Government and UK government departments, according ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... part of the multistakeholder group Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition, which was announced during September's United Nations Climate Summit. Institutional investors participating in the Portfolio Decarbonization Coaltion have committed to measuring ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia can prosper in a low carbon world, as part of an international project on deep decarbonisation for the United Nations. "There are many pathways for Australia to substantially reduce emissions but all include greatly improved energy efficiency ...

World's multilateral banks to continue focus on climate finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... multilateral development banks will continue to "reinforce and further develop climate financing" ahead of the United Nations Secretary-General's Climate Summit later this month. The African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), European ...

Fifteen Australian signatories leave PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
Fifteen Australian signatories to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have left the initiative. Between July 2013 and June 2014, a total of 121 signatories around the world delisted. "Signatories are delisted if ...