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UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... alone, Tingey-Holyoak pointed to a number of disconnected systems: spatial-scales approaches, Integrated Water Resources Management, water footprint accounting, eco-labeling, life cycle analysis. Whilst the fragmentation may be a challenge, breaking ...

Insurer Catlin Group sponsors survey of global coral reefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... the types of risks that we all will face in the future. We believe that insurance companies - as the provider of risk management services - are particularly well-positioned to help scientists and the rest of society learn more about how our planet is ...

ACSI hire Gordon Hagart as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... to ACSI from the AU$100 billion Future Fund, where he is currently head of environmental, social and governance risk management. Hagart will replace current CEO Ann Byrne, who retires from the position at the end of October. Hagart has a strong background ...

Foresters Community Finance funding for early stage ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... things in conjunction de-risk the proposition." Foresters have previously told The Sustainability Report they charge a management fee of 1.4% on their funds. "In terms of the fees on the fund, as the fund manager, we charge a fund management fee that's ...

GRI, UN Global Compact, WBSCD to collaborate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainable development. GRI, UNGC and WBSCD will develop private sector guidance to help companies enhance sustainability management and reporting with a view to global sustainable development goals and targets. The three organisations bring differing ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... chief executive officer of Sustainalytics. "Portfolios containing companies that exhibit enhanced extra-financial risk management characteristics have the potential to perform better over time. We developed the GC 100 to test that hypothesis and these ...

Nippon Gas buys stake in COzero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Japan's Nippon Gas has bought a 16% stake in COzero, the energy management solutions provider has announced. Nick Armstrong, CEO COzero The investment will give Nippon Gas access to COzero's energy solutions, including EnergyLink, a newly developed ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... has served them for decades." The PRI Sovereign Fixed Income Working Group included representatives from AEGON Asset Management, AllianceBernstein L.P. Allianz Global Investors, Allianz SE, ASR Nederland N.V., ATP, AXA Investment Managers, Bank J. Safra ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... performance targets and indicators, consumption and responsible use, cleaner and safer production, supplier policy, management systems and employee training and awareness - each of those activities were reported by more than 60% of respondents. Meanwhile ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Index and collected by CDP at the request of 722 institutional investors representing US$87 trillion in assets under management. According to the CDP report, total scope 1 and 2 emissions from the Global 500 have fallen steadily from 4.2 billion metric ...