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Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... role in setting standards within companies. All Posts The Ethics Index is based on a survey of more than 1000 people by global market research firm Ipsos. "It is disappointing, particularly when it comes to the perceptions of the ethics of company chairmen ...

WBCSD, CDSB, Ecodesk create Reporting Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and Ecodesk have created a free global sustainability reporting knowledge platform. The Reporting Exchange will " identify the reporting regulations, rules, policies ...

NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank will finance a New South Wales social impact investment to fund a program to reduce recidivism by parolees in that state. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia The NSW state government issued the program, called On ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
A coalition of global stakeholders have launched the Natural Capital Protocol, a framework designed to assist companies in measuring and valuing use of and impact on natural capital. Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia The Natural Capital ...

AXA IM hires Alix Chosson to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has hired Alix Chosson to its responsible investment team. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Chosson has been hired as energy fundamentals analyst, will be based in London and reports to ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... settings around climate change, another ESG priority, while the next government may in fact be a minority government, the global context around climate change action is different from 2010, said John Connor, chief executive of The Climate Institute. ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... universe - which stands at US$90 trillion, and is still a drop in the bucket compared to the financing needs to contain global warming to less than two degrees Celsius. The report cites a figure from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which has said ...

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 ...