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IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s analysis of climate finance shows that redirecting global funds from investment emissions intensive assets to low carbon sources should be a priority for governments and investors, according to ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... investors in total, including Aberdeen Asset Management, AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment Ltd, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Local Government Super, and QBE Insurance Group Ltd. RBS Capital Markets and Westpac Institutional ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Capital Market Association (ICMA) has been appointed secretariat. The Green Bond Principles were launched in January with 12 global banks endorsing the principles. The Principles have moved forward by releasing its governance framework and naming ICMA ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... energy supply, rather than new products and services, BITC said. Of the 98 companies that took part in the CR Index, 27 were global companies with operations in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) but only 10 included their ANZ operations in the scope of ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... This is important for Europe's competitiveness and the creation of more jobs. Best practices should become the norm." The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has welcomed the vote. "This vote is a victory for transparency and this is a great day for the ...

CFSGAM reports on responsible investment, stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... effective equity investor stewardship," according to more than a third of people who attended the recent Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) Responsible Investment (RI) and Stewardship Forum in London. Will Oulton, head of responsible ...

Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... "significant excess return" to ESG portfolios, according to Northern Trust. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust Northern Trust's quantitative research team has published a paper in which they integrate ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... concerns about the materiality of companies' non-financial - i.e. environmental, social and governance - disclosures. The global survey of 163 institutional investors was conducted by Institutional Investor magazine, on behalf of EY. The research results ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... first soft commodities targeted under the initiative. The Soft Commodities Compact is "an important step forward for the global banking sector", and aligns with Westpac' strategic priority to "help find solutions to environmental challenges," said Siobhan ...

IIRC, GISR agree to collaborate on integrated standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) have agreed to work towards complementarity and compatibility in the ongoing development of their frameworks and standards. Paul Druckman ...