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UNEP FI select Oliver Wyman, Mercer as expert advisers on TCFD-related project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... financial sector we need to mainstream environmental factors from the periphery of financial institutions' attention into their core decision-making. This is a key objective not only of UNEP FI but also of the TCFD. We are therefore very pleased to have ...

LBG Australia & New Zealand publishes Review of Community Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... CCI programs is one issue that's prominent in the minds of CCI personnel. "The question always is, is this relevant to the core business or is it just a bit of good works on the side," he said. "We had a discussion about ways to do that.... The only ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases Water Criteria Phase 2 Consultation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... of our Water Criteria is a reflection of the significance of water across ecosystem sustainability and its position at the core of social and economic development."

Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Business and Human Rights: the International Bill of Human and the principles concerning fundamental rights in the eight ILO core conventions as set out in the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. The Sustainability Report sent Woolworths' ...

Brambles talks sustainability strategy, Sustainable Development Goals and natural capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Brambles' most material sustainability issue," the company said in its review, and in August announced it would divest its non-core North American recycled whitewood pallet business, CHEP recycled, in order to focus on its core pooled pallet activities. ...

Australian Executor Trustees launches strategic partnership, talks impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... services, and has approximately $32 billion in funds under supervision. AET offers specialist and trustee services through three core businesses - Private Client Services, Superannuation and Corporate Trust. AET focuses on effective philanthropy through ...

IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... suggest that the ease of assessing energy efficiency and green investments in real estate through NABERS and Green Star as core frameworks, and mandatory disclosure regulations at property lease and sale "may have also increased awareness of green credentials ...

Ethical investment a power tool for member engagement: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) considerations. The 2017 report examines trends from the previous calendar year and finds that investment in 'core' responsible investments - including positive and negative screening, sustainability themed investments and impact investments ...

Negatively screened funds grow by over 2500% in New Zealand: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... investing in and who we're not investing in as we had to portfolio disclosures." RIAA also highlighted that the number of Core responsible investment asset managers has increased from 12 to 21 in this year's survey and the number of products identified ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) considerations. The 2017 report examines trends from the previous calendar year and finds that investment in 'core' responsible investments - including positive and negative screening, sustainability themed investments and impact investments ...