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South Pole Group acquires Climate Friendly, splits business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... international Carbon and Renewables unit advances our mission of providing and promoting sustainable solutions and services on a global scale to benefit commerce and communities alike," said Renat Heuberger, CEO of South Pole Group. "By combining Climate ...

Sustainalytics to augment Sydney office, launch Tokyo office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... will not only focus on clients services, but will generate research about their respective markets as well for local and global clients, said Michael Jantzi, CEO of Sustainalytics. "Australia is an exciting responsible Investment market," Jantzi said. ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
ETF provider BetaShares has launched a sustainability-themed ETF based on global stocks that are selected based on a broad set of ethical screens. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI) ...

Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... institutional investors - say the announcement impacts on their view of Hunter Hall. Mercer has evaluated Hunter Hall in its Global Investment Manager Database (GIMD) and had previously rated Hunter Hall a B, meaning the fund had average investment return ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - the highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Vimeo. The panel, which took place in Sydney, discussed the human rights risks in the supply chain, particularly in the global garment industry. Fast fashion garment brands globally as well as in Australia are facing a potential "inflection point" to ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - investment views

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Vimeo. The panel, which took place in Sydney, discussed the human rights risks in the supply chain, particularly in the global garment industry. Fast fashion garment brands globally as well as in Australia are facing a potential "inflection point" to ...

Clean Energy Innovation Fund invests in Carbon Revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... said. "Through this investment the Innovation Fund is working to accelerate the commercialisation of a technology that is a global standard setter," said Blair Pritchard, Clean Energy Innovation Fund transaction lead. "We hope this technology can be ...

GRESB appoints Sander Paul van Tongeren as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has appointed of Sander Paul van Tongeren as its new managing director. Van Tongeren succeeds Nils Kok, who is leaving GRESB. Van Tongeren has been affiliated with GRESB since its founding in 2009 ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures release draft guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... risk management rather than an ideological perspective." Herd noted that the TCFD was an industry-led body, signalling the global support for enhanced disclosure of climate risk by business and investors. IGCC submitted recommendations to the TCFD during ...

Global Reporting Initiative hire Tim Mohin as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative has hired Tim Mohin as chief executive. Tim Mohin, Global Reporting Initiative chief executive Mohin is an experienced sustainability practitioner, and most recently has worked as director of corporate responsibility ...