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ACCSR appoints Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... our region in the last few years," said Leeora Black, managing director and founder of ACCSR. "For example, the new G4 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines were introduced in May, and for the first time place a major emphasis on organisations ...

Corporates should look beyond CSR to creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... internally and externally to demonstrate the value they're creating, Dunn said. "Some industrials that have a fairly big global footprint, they do good work, they do good community social responsibilities programs, but people here don't necessarily know ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Smart global policy frameworks are necessary to reward financial markets to find the more than US$1 trillion per year that will be needed to decarbonise the global energy system by 2020, according to HSBC Global Research. HSBC said that in addition ...

James Gifford to leave Principles for Responsible Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... director since its launch in 2006. Between 2003 and 2006, he worked for UNEP Finance Initiative, in collaboration with the UN Global Compact, as lead project manager for the PRI Initiative, leading the process to develop and draft the principles. "It ...

AECOM employees to support Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... the fellowship program to go to India and help set up micro-businesses in the communities where they will sell. AECOM, a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation ...

Deutsche Borse joins Integrated Reporting pilot programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Borse is proud of its role in fostering the conditions for high quality investment," said Frank Klaas, managing director, global public affairs, at Deutsche Borse. "The integrity of the information provided by businesses is crucial in enhancing the transparency ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... those mandatory data reporting points, there is an array of optional frameworks that REITs can choose to use, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), ISO14064 - Greenhouse Gases, National Australian ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... program. "The extra funds would allow the CitySwitch Green Office program to expand into new areas and help reduce Australia's global emissions," noted Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore.

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... or strengthened their commitments to addressing climate change in investment activities, according to the results of a global survey of investment practices. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer The third Global Investor ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has announced new partnerships and members as it is evaluating responses to the 2013 survey. IVBN, the association for Dutch institutional investors in the real estate sector, has become a partner. ...