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GRESB hires new head of Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... level," said Sander Paul van Tongeren, executive director at GRESB and senior sustainability specialist at APG Asset Management. "GRESB is aiming to increase its engagement on sustainability issues in the Asian property market. Ruben has extensive experience ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... performance globally and within sectors. The CR Index scores companies against areas of corporate strategy, community management, environmental management, marketplace management, workplace management, environmental impact and social impact. This year ...

IIRC publishes Integrated Reporting consultation draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... framework from an institutional investor perspective, alongside with Regnan, AMP Capital, Colonial First State Global Asset Management and Victorian Funds Management Corporation. Three Australian companies - National Australia Bank, Stockland and bankmecu ...

Australian Ethical puts tobacco resolution to TOMRA AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... UNPRI clearinghouse. Australian Ethical has received support from Rathbone Greenbank Investments and Triodos Investment Management as well as other institutional shareholders, Vernon said. "It was interesting to note that many investors weren't aware ...

Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... we think will represent the bulk of our activities - renewable energy, green buildings and to a lesser extent waste management as well," she said. "A lot of that funding will go to supporting direct activities of clients in the sectors, and it will be ...

Applying multiple capitals essential to integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... they relate to financial reporting, in terms of recognition in financial statements and their disclosures in notes and management commentary. "The key point about is to communicate value, giving a broader explanation of performance than traditional reporting ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... bank subsidiary that offers services around estate planning, estate administration, trust services and personal asset management, formed a dedicated native title working group to assess the potential of offering a specialised native title trustee service. ...

Northern Trust launches emerging markets ESG index, fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... particularly among our institutional investor clients," said John Krieg managing director for Northern Trust's asset management arm in Europe, Middle East and Africa, in a statement. "While many government or majority family owned and run companies are ...

City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Eureka Funds Management and Frasers Property have signed the City of Sydney's first environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) - a $26.5 million financing deal that will fund the construction of a gas-powered trigeneration plant to provide energy to an upcoming ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Professor Christopher Wright noted that the financial services industry are also integrating climate change into their risk management models, pointing to the ways in which banks factor carbon emission pricing into how they lend to power generation companies ...