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GRI launches Reporting 2025 initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched Reporting 2025, a series of interviews, videos and analysis papers to identify issues that are or should be on companies' agendas and public reports. Nelmara Arbex, GRI chief advisor on innovation in ...

GRESB appoints two non-executive directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has appointed representatives from Norges Bank Investment Management and NAREIT as non-executive directors to its board. Mie Holstad, Chief Administrative Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... in 2013, but less than a third of those companies are reporting on the impact of those investments, according to a new global report by KPMG International. World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond The World Bank has issued a AU$300 million ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolio, and that brings the issue of systemic risk into that discussion," he said. "There are systemic issues - the global financial crisis, the tech bubble in 2000, climate change, etc., if you are exposed to those sorts of things, your individual ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... 2015, Spoors said. If Australia does not implement similar transparency standards, it risks being out of step with other global markets, she said. "There will be asymmetry if there aren't requirements for ASX companies to disclose, or companies don't ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... and Singapore (13%). Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong are the fastest growing markets, the report found. ASrIA uses the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA)'s definition of sustainable investments, which includes: "1. Negative/exclusionary ...

Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Five new global investors have joined the Investor Statement on Green Bonds and Climate Bonds, calling on governments to grow the global green bond market. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair Calvert Investments, Addenda Capital, F&C Investments ...

PRI announces new Advisory Council members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... professional service providers), two permanent UN representatives (from the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact), and an appointed chair. It represents the PRI's global signatory base, with reserved positions for each ...

KKR invests in Sundrop Farms expansion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... a debt package with major Australian commercial lenders. Upon this foundation, we then entered into a partnership with global investment firm KKR, which allowed us to proceed with our state-of-the-art glasshouse in Port Augusta." KKR's agreement with ...

NAB issues $150m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian market for mobilising capital in renewable energy through green bonds," said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "Australian and global institutional investors are seeking investment products which apart from financial return also encompass environmental ...