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Barclays and MSCI launch ESG Fixed Income Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Barclays and MSCI have launched a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) fixed income indices based on three categories of strategies. Laura Nishikawa, vice president and head of fixed income ESG research, MSCI ESG Research The Barclays ...

Bill McKibben urges super funds to divest from fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... financial institutions as evidence when speaking with superannuation funds. "Superannuation funds are an interesting business because you're looking far into the future in a way that you're not as a day trader or a short-term investor," McKibben said. ...

NAB, bankmecu win at Australasian Reporting Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Walsh said. "At bankmecu we believe in a more responsible approach to banking and part of that includes how we report our business performance to our customers, who own the bank." bankmecu, NAB and Stockland are three Australian companies participating ...

Pollinate Energy brings solar lighting to urban slums

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... slums. Pollinate Energy's founders. Co-Founder Kat Kimmorley in centre of front row. Pollinate Energy has developed a business distribution model that follows the pathways developed by the spread of mobile phones in India to sell solar lights in more ...

Natural Capital Declaration starts implementation phase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... this ground breaking financial sector initiative, we step closer to getting natural capital included as part of everyday business. The second phase of the NCD is a journey that forward-thinking financial sector leaders now seem ready to take." Forty-one ...

IIRC CEO favours market-led adoption of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... corporate reporting. Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO, is in Australia this week to meet with corporate and business officials about the IR framework and how to best facilitate its uptake. "Let's be clear: right from the outset, we're ...

Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... mandates to fund managers to allow for the opportunity for asset owners and fund managers to align their objectives, reduce business development costs and, as a result of that, reduce fees. Since the presentation, institutional investors like superannuation ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... industry that is still relatively new, this is a seriously challenging time, leaders need to be conversant in international business, conscious of global politics, and clever in innovating new business models and business relationships to win in an increasingly ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the rule of law." Alan McLean, executive vice president tax and corporate structure, Royal Dutch Shell said there is a business value for transparent disclosures in the mining and extractives industry, but questioned whether the data being disclosed ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Development Goals, and as it approaches, there are new discussions on global development priorities and the role that business will play. "Both the UN Global Compact principles and the GRI sustainability reporting guidelines help business establish its ...