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Carbon Trade Exchange launches REC trading platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... secure and transparent market for environmental assets allows legislated and voluntary participation into a network of global exchanges," said Wayne Sharpe, CTX chairman and founder. "During our R&D phase, CTX canvassed approximately 80% of the Australian ...

Global Reporting Initiative hires chief of staff

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
​​​The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has created the new position of chief of staff and hired Tuulia Syvanen for the role. As chief of staff, Syvanen will coordinate strategy development and monitoring and ...

Addressing the human crisis of climate change displacement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... occurring, including Bangladesh, Fiji, Kiribati, Panama, Papua New Guinea, and Tuvalu. Leckie is executive director of global NGO Displacement Solutions, http://displacementsolutions.org/ which has led international efforts to protect the rights of climate ...

ARENA provides $11 million grant to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has granted AU$11 million to Carnegie Wave Energy 's CETO 6 project. The funding will support Carnegie Wave's progress towards commercialisation of its CETO wave energy technology. CETO units are large ...

Barclays, MSCI to launch Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... US$30-40 billion of green bonds will be issued in 2014, with around US$100 billion will be issued in 2015, said Jim Glascott, global head of debt capital markets at Barclays. "The creation of a Green Bond Index will be an extremely useful tool for issuers ...

University of Sydney Business School adopts CAER research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... University of Sydney's Business school has taking out an ongoing subscription to the CAER service, which use the EIRIS global platform software. The school will access ESG ratings on global companies, and the information will be available to the school's ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has named Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, a newly created role. Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of ESG investing, Northern Trust Asset Management, Northern Trust Sarr ...

PRI signatory assets top US$45 trillion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... said. Fiona Reynolds, UN PRI managing director "The updated figures come after analysis of the most rigorous data set on global responsible investment activity ever collected by the PRI," said Fiona Reynolds, PRI managing director. "The closure of the ...

GRI undergoing governance process to become standard setter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is reorganising its governing bodies to strengthen its role as a standard setter for sustainability reporting. The changes will result GRI separating out its advocacy work from the standards-setting work and lead ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... as being in line with changes to the way in which managers separate out alpha and beta, accelerated and endorsed by the global financial crisis. This approach to risk management by asset owners has influenced portfolio construction in many ways, and ...