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Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... and transparency." The principles focus on the disclosure of the green project assets financed by the bond and on the management and flow of proceeds, rather than setting standards for the greenness of the organisation behind the bond. "The principles ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Climate Bond Standards Board. IGCC represents more than 85 European institutional investors, with total funds under management of approximately EUR7.5 trillion. Eric Borremans, IIGCC Vice Chairman and sustainability expert at Pictet Asset Management ...

ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Vehicles (ANREV) outperformed the global sample in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) in the areas of management and policy, but need to improve their implementation and measurement. As part of its sustainability report, ANREV used ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... integrated reports are signed off at board level and that at all three organisations, board directors and senior executive management are comfortable that the forward-looking statements they were making in the integrated report are consistent with other ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... recently released its 2013-2014 Global Climate Investment Index, which evaluates asset owners on transparency, risk management, investment chain alignment, active ownership and low-carbon investment and then ranks them from AAA to X based on their performance. ...

Remuneration consultant disclosure regime questioned

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... obligation for listed companies to disclose the identity of any consultant who provides remuneration recommendations for key management personnel, defined as the board and most senior executives. Martin Lawrence, a director at Ownership Matters, analysed ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... improvements, and provide annual benchmarking analysis to all cities. "Data measurement plays a critical role in sound management, but for too long it has been largely missing from the fight against climate change," Bloomberg said. "Together with C40 ...

ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... professionals, with members in more than 50 countries, including institutional investors with US$18 trillion in assets under management. Waring was hired by ICGN in 2008 as chief operating officer, responsible for building the business after rapid membership ...

Video Panel: Ethical Investments: Design and Communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... in Sydney on the investment decision-making behind ethical financial products in the areas of superannuation, funds management and wealth management, how activities such as ESG integration and impact investments can result in products that can do well ...

More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... 46% of Australian companies identify social or environmental impacts across their supply chain, meaning that improved management and governance in this area needs to be addressed. "The surprising increase in Asia Pacific CR reporting, means that for ...