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ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... supports the introduction of a supply chains reporting requirement, and favours an "if not, why not" approach to implementation. ACSI has made submission to the public consultation on a Modern Slavery in Supply Chains Reporting Requirement, supporting ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases Water Criteria Phase 2 Consultation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... development of the Water Criteria associated with these interventions provides us with an opportunity to scale up their implementation and strengthen their impact in mitigating some of the world's most pressing challenges." The phase 2 criteria aim to ...

Negatively screened funds grow by over 2500% in New Zealand: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... investment management industry in New Zealand to think more widely about responsible investment and plan for greater implementation, said Simon O'Connor, CEO of RIAA. "It's a huge step to see the implementation of negative screens across mainstream and ...

Australian, NZ organisations consider impacts of bribery, corruption: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... might be the right position, but again, how do manage the field works and managers out there." Noble said that implementation and use of data analytics could aid companies in identifying potential problems, as well as the need to conduct proactive reviews ...

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... disclosed a climate or energy efficiency-related target. ACSI said they would engage with companies regarding the implementation of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Framework, which ACSI said "will enable companies to use ...

Parametric explores integration of responsible investing in peer-constrained world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Parametric Portfolio Associates, a global asset management firm that focuses on engineered portfolio solutions and implementation services, recently presented a research paper aimed at "debunking the myths that may lead funds to abandon or dilute their ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures releases final report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... TCFD, McBrien said, and the TCFD will be hosting a webinar in the next two weeks to talk about the TCFD and its implementation. Other organisations also welcomed the final recommendations. "Investors see climate change as a material financial risk and ...

PRI, Willis Towers Watson partner on megatrends and impact on financial system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... signatory base, "to capture their reaction to the implications around megatrends in terms of their strategy and implementation of responsible investment activities" the interviews will begin this northern hemisphere summer. Preliminary findings will ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... governments to do this piece of work, recognising, I think, as they have, that one of the key elements in the success of implementation of the commitments made in the Paris Agreement have to come from a much stronger framework for standards for reporting ...

New South Wales Treasury Corporation joins ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... entrusted to us on behalf of the NSW government family. Becoming a member of ACSI is an important milestone in the implementation of this policy and enables us to leverage the collective influence of the ACSI membership to improve the ESG practices of ...