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ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
ANZ is partnering with the Australian Water Association (AWA) on water and wastewater management programs in South-East Asia. Christina Tonkin, ANZ managing director of global loans and advisory. The partnership will see AWA focus on "knowledge sharing ...

Expert panel discusses CSR practices in action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... communities and sustainability, BHP Billiton, Peter Bowtell, principal, Arup, and Dr Suzanne Young, head of the Department of Management and Marketing, Latrobe University Business School, spoke on how their organisations view innovation in CSR, and whether ...

Technology to push sustainability reporting forward: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... greater access to data will mean companies will be held accountable in real time for their reporting, strategies and management of sustainability issues, according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Nelmara Arbex, GRI chief advisor on innovation ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Toronto Atmospheric Fund. The 12 members of the PDC are overseeing the decarbonisation of US$45 billion in assets under management, and has set a target of US$100 billion in AUM across all asset classes by COP 21 in November. "Local Government Super ...

PRI hires Nathan Fabian as policy director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... has been CEO of IGCC for six years. During that time, IGCC "more than doubled" the number of members and assets under management represented in the group, IGCC said. "Regrettably I have accepted Nathan's resignation," said Frank Pegan, IGCC chairman. ...

ASrIA launches private equity ESG initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... methodologies and processes, among other activities. ASrIA will hold a series of sessions during 2015 that are open to senior management from firms, at which participants will hear from experts on the issue. "The increasing awareness of ESG considerations ...

CFSGAM reports on transparency, stewardship of assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has increased the depth and transparency of its responsible investment reporting as part of overall commitments to stewardship principles, according to the fund manager. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible ...

GRESB launches real estate debt survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... "identify their primary investment strategy as debt," GRESB said. The survey will assess governance issues around fund management, policy and disclosure, and will also apply sustainability assessment at the collateral and borrower level, which GRESB ...

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... obligations and governance approaches as well as the growing body of research in this area. Brian Scott, CEO, Amundi Asset Management pointed to a report co-authored by pension fund AP4 and Amundi, Hedging Climate Risk, as one example. The panel was ...

ASX200 ESG reporting improves, but laggards persist: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... companies were named laggards. This year, two of those companies as laggards last year, Carsales.com and Platinum Asset Management, now provide some sustainability reporting. The other two remain in the laggard category, with a third added to the category ...