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Carnegie Wave Energy installs first CETO 5 unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Carnegie Wave Energy has successfully installed and operated its first CETO 5 wave energy unit at its Perth Wave Energy project site in Western Australia. Carnegie reported that the CETO 5 unit has been operating for "a little over a week" and that ...

International Integrated Reporting Council launches Public Sector Pioneer Network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... of improving transparency and building trust. I call on interested organizations to join the network to ensure it has a global and well informed coverage."

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... direct operations and supply chain, according to CDP. Cate Lamb, head of CDP's water program CDP recently published the Global Water Report 2014,which analyses disclosures from 174 companies listed on the FTSE Global 500. According to the report, 22% ...

Barclays, MSCI launch green bond index series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... with Barclays to expand the range of ESG benchmarks for the fixed income market," said Remy Briand, managing director and global head of equity research at MSCI. "The Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index family demonstrates how this collaboration can support ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Investment Managers (AXA IM) will offer its impact investing fund of funds strategy to external investors. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Last year, AXA IM's global Responsible Investment team began working with AXA Group ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... risks of deforestation is lagging, according to Deforestation-free supply chains: From commitments to action, CDP's annual global forests report. According to CDP, demand for four agricultural commodities drives global deforestation - cattle products ...

GRI to implement new governance structure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) will adopt a new governance structure from January 2015 that will include the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GGSB), which will develop and approve sustainability reporting standards. As part of the new governance ...

Climate Bond Standard to establish water investment criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... includes representatives from organisations including the OECD, Asia Development Bank, Imperial College London, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), D.C. Water, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). ...

bankmecu MD discusses integrated reporting implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... position as a member of the IIRC's pilot program and company that uses IR for reporting purposes and as a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), he said. "I drew on our relationship with the GABV, which has a focus on promoting diversity ...

US$9.2 billion in green bonds issued in Q3 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
US$9.2 billion in green bonds was issued globally in the third quarter of 2014, with Credit Agricole as the top green bonds underwriter for the quarter, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Acronym guide: CACIB is Credit Agricole CIB, BAML is ...