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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Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures release draft guidance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 ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Vimeo. The panel, which took place in Sydney, discussed the human rights risks in the supply chain, particularly iin the global garment industry. In this video, Mans Carlsson-Sweeny discusses his research field trip to Asia, where he examined the global ...

Monash University issues world-first certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... allocated to a portfolio of development projects designed to "achieve measurable sustainability outcomes in line with the global Net Zero Emissions by 2050 target," Monash University said. The bond is structured provide the market with investment options ...

First State Super names Damian Graham as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Super's acting CIO in August, after Richard Brandweiner announced he would step down as CIO to take a role as director at global impact investment firm LeapFrog Investments. Graham was head of investments at financial planning company StatePlus. "Damian ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... for addressing ESG issues, Jantzi of Sustainalytics said. Jantzi urged Australia to share its experience more widely with global peers. "Your market, the Australian market, is a leader," Jantzi said. "You're sophisticated, responsible investors across ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... higher levels of emissions than other sectors, but the overall impact of solar panels is to reduce carbon emissions in the global economy, meaning that footprinting alone is not a complete picture of a portfolio's impacts. Investa has embedded sustainability ...