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Cbus signs Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has signed the Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties, which explicitly links consideration of environmental, social and governance issues to fiduciary responsibility. The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), UNEP FI ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... market- but markets in general haven't been great for new issuance," Goodhand said. "We've had a lot of uncertainty in the global fixed income markets. We had uncertainty around China and their currency issues, now Brexit. So when you look at, and this ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... previous years- it was the 10 th highest priority in 2012, ACCSR noted. For reporting purposes, respondents told ACCSR the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) remains the most used and the most useful framework for most organisations, followed by the UN ...

ARENA funds Southern Oil Refining biofuel lab pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... in-principle agreements with Muradel and Licella for the supply of biocrude for refining, ARENA added. There are other, global opportunities, Frischkenecht said. "The United States Navy has a 50% target for alternative energy sources by 2020 and the ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Paris Agreement that arose out of last year's COP climate change conference is a strong signal of the direction of how global markets will travel when it comes to limiting the increase of global temperatures to below 2 degrees C. While global agreements ...

Disconnects holding back gender diversity: EY report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... likely to reach leadership positions as men," and that "based on current approaches, it will take 117 years to achieve global gender parity." "If you actually look at board rooms, and I'll put an Australia lens on here, everybody acknowledges that this ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Dimensional Fund Advisors has launched the Global Sustainability Trust in Australia and New Zealand which combines environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations with the firm's core equity selection methodology. Dimensional Fund Advisors ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... to contribute to the CBI community our expertise in developing and running successful businesses that capitalize on the global energy transition and thereby accelerate the development towards a low carbon economy. Further to this, we are currently structuring ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia and draws together a number of technologies which are widely expected to have a transformational impact on the global economy over the next decade," said Karl Simich, Sandfire's managing director. "These include solar power combined with a ...

Food Loss and Waste Accounting Standard launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... partnership has developed and launched the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard (FLW Standard), designed to set global definitions and reporting requirements for managing food loss and waste. The Food Loss and Waste Protocol was convened ...