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GRI defines four strategic goals to expand scope

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has developed four strategic priorities to expand its scope and "catalyse the next era of sustainability reporting" over the next five years. GRI has released an updated Global Reporting Initiative with four goals ...

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... carbon, and how this exposure can impact on portfolios from the perspective of tracking error and market shifts akin to the global financial crisis, Gayer added. See Also: Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Loans, a commitment of AU$70 million towards a $116 million solar PV Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) program delivered by global solar provider Sun Edison, up to $30 million to leverage up to $80 million in Environmental Upgrade Agreements, project finance ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... overall governance and investment processes. But there may be new urgency to the calls, influenced by the possibility of a global agreement to cap global warming and cut global emissions at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December, and also ...

CDSB launches expanded reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... their annual reports. The framework was launched by former Swedish Finance Minister, Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Financial System Initiative Anders Borg and Michael Izza, CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... classes and industry sectors out to 2050, using four potential change scenarios and four climate risk factors - a rise in global temperature above pre-industrial era temperatures of 2C, 3C and two 4C scenarios, with different levels of potential physical ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Association (AWA) on water and wastewater management programs in South-East Asia. Christina Tonkin, ANZ managing director of global loans and advisory. The partnership will see AWA focus on "knowledge sharing, capacity building, trade and investment ...

Technology to push sustainability reporting forward: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... held accountable in real time for their reporting, strategies and management of sustainability issues, according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Nelmara Arbex, GRI chief advisor on innovation in reporting GRI has published its first Reporting ...

GRESB issues real estate green bond guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has released Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector. The Green Bond Guidelines complement the Green Bond Principles with sector-specific guidance for origination or investment in green ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... parts of Asia, ANZ said. "We've identified initially a good mix of around 20 asset which are eligible," said Paul White, global head of debt syndicate at ANZ. "Most of those are wind project assets - around 58%. There are also four Green Star buildings ...