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CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... forest risk commodities, fossil fuel, etc. The topic is so massive." The current CDSB reporting framework focuses on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas emissions. The new draft framework also covers ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... which is increasingly mandated and scrutinized by asset owners. According to the PRI, as of April 2013 assets under management by PRI signatories stands at USD 32 trillion, up from USD 4 trillion as of the PRI's launch in 2006. With 42 asset owner signatories ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... off you have a fund that has $10 million to invest and it's expensive to run," Blackburn-Wright said. "Funds charge a management fee, but it's not enough to cover the real costs incurred. This puts enormous pressure on the financial intermediaries and ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... allocation while still exercising responsible stewardship of their resources, according to a paper written by UCA Funds Management. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO UCA Funds Management is an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of ...

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... member of the HKICPA and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Li co-manages Impax Asset Management 's Asia-Pacific Strategy Portfolios and is based in Hong Kong. Li is also Impax's lead analyst for Greater China including ...

Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... comes to SVA from Big Society Capital in London, where she was investment director. She has experience in finance and management and has worked with "a number of pioneering organisations in the impact investment space," SVA said. SVA plays a key role ...

BCCM forms task force to examine public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... courtesy of BCCM) The task force will be chaired by Gillian McFee, a strategic advisor with NRMA, a senior associate at management consultancy Nous Group, and managing director of, Gillian McFee and Associates. The task force's secretariat will be led ...

AMP Capital, Goodman join GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Benchmark (GRESB). AMP Capital, which is one of the largest real estate fund managers in Asia-Pacific, has assets under management of US$20 billion and "believes that consideration of ESG factors should be woven into day-to-day property and asset management ...

COzero names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Paul and wish him further success in 2014." Last year, Japan's Nippon Gas bought a 16% stake in COzero, the energy management solutions provider has announced. The investment gave Nippon Gas access to COzero's energy solutions, including EnergyLink ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... "Companies are doing what's necessary but probably not much more, at this stage," King said. "The primary focus is cost management at this point - we are not seeing huge amounts of significant investment, but there is an element of preparedness for G4 ...