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New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
New Forests has rolled out a first-ever responsible investment policy and reported total assets under management of AU$2.5 billion in its 2014 sustainability report. New Forests, a private sustainable real assets investment manager, also implemented ...

Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle (photo courtesy City of Melbourne) The alliance is a collaboration committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% or more by 2050. "The City of Melbourne is committed becoming a carbon ...

GRI, Fundacion ONCE launch disability reporting guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... reporting," said Alberto Duran Lopez, executive vice-president of Fundacion ONCE. "The publication is born from the collaboration of two leading organisations and is a clear example of creating shared value." See Also: DCA panel addresses employment ...

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... factors included financial inclusion and emerging market growth, and ESG investment integration. "This joint research collaboration reveals the value that an analysis of the most material issues provides for both companies and investors," said Daniel ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... 2014 is the second report into the size and characteristics of the global sustainable investment universe, and is a collaboration between members of the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) and the Japan Social Investment Forum. It collates ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... emission reduction initiatives, climate risk procedures, uptake of low-carbon energy, water risk assessment efforts and collaboration. Based on that analysis, suppliers in France, the UK, Spain and Germany are most sustainable. Japan is the only country ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... ticket." Integrating the concepts of CSV, and increasing accountability and embeddedness is predicated on innovation, collaboration and an outward-looking focus from the company. Of late, companies' sustainability work had been inward-looking, in terms ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... members' outcomes in retirement, and it also means that funds have to maintain their license to operate. Industry-wide collaboration and lobbying "The superannuation system in Australia is a community system, so it must meet those fiscal needs in terms ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... investment opportunities. If you're looking for growth in utilities, look at solar and look at wind." Scale and collaboration matters in other areas of ESG-related response - Gordon Hagart, chief executive of the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Barclays, MSCI launch green bond index series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... director and global head of equity research at MSCI. "The Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index family demonstrates how this collaboration can support the development of this important new market and provide investors with benchmarks for performance measurement ...