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Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Superannuation boards can add value by reflecting the demographics of membership at large, and by focusing on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, according to a survey of the superannuation industry. BNP Paribas Securities Services and ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
More than 90% of ASX200 financial companies and 75% of mining and utilities companies have commitments to workplace mental health and safety, but barely one third publicly disclose information on the effectiveness of those programs, according to research ...

CDP, South Pole Group to conduct water security assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
South Pole Group and CDP will conduct a global assessment of how 700 of the world's largest companies manage water security risks. Cate Lamb, head of CDP's water program CDP has created a public scoring methodology to evaluate and benchmark corporate ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Queensland state government has allocated AU$3 million to develop a pilot social benefit bond program in its budget this week. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia Queensland Treasury will be allocated AU$2 million over two years to ...

CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested close to AU$500 million in the past 12 months and catalysed a further AU$2.2 billion in other investment in clean technology infrastructure and energy efficiency projects in Australia, CEFC has ...

Climate Bonds Initiative gain insurance body partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) has joined the Climate Bonds Partners program, according to the Climate Bond Initiative. The Principles for Sustainable Insurance is a collaborative initiative between the United Nations Finance ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Inflection Point Capital Management and La Francaise have created a climate-themed global equities fund, vested with â,¬ 25 million in seed capital from La Francaise. Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst, Inflection Point Capital Management The ...

Emma Herd appointed IGCC CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has hired Emma Herd as the new chief executive officer. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC Herd formally begins her new role on 10 August, and comes to the IGCC from Westpac, where she was head of sustainability. "Emma ...

Corporate Human Rights Benchmark issues draft indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) has developed draft indicators that will be used to rank companies on their human rights performance. Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO The draft indicators are out for public consultation, and CHRB plans to use the ...

Climate-aligned bond universe reaches $597.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The total universe of climate-aligned bonds stands at US$597.7 billion, a 20% increase in the past year, according to new research from the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The Climate Bonds Initiative has launched ...