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PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... governance concerns. As the governance review is being conducted, PRI and its signatories are also moving ahead with the implementation of the new reporting framework that will see more disclosures by asset owner and investment manager signatories. Signatories ...

CEFC provides $20m loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... globally in targeted markets," CEFC said. Carnegie has identified other potential sites in Australia and overseas for implementation of its technology. "This innovative funding structure from CEFC will help Carnegie take a significant step forward in ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... requirement that superannuation trustee chair and a majority of directors be independent, and the development, implementation and disclosure to members of an ESG risk management policy. "We think that superannuation companies should look like the companies ...

Australian Ethical Investment hires head of ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... delivers business consulting services, leadership and learning programs. His role included advising companies on the implementation of ethical frameworks. Prior to joining the St James Ethics Centre in 2011, Dr Palmer worked in law, finance and investment ...

IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... are expressing concern about fugitive methane leaks and are calling on oil and gas companies to adopt universal implementation of best practices to prevent venting of natural gas into the atmosphere. IGCC, the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) ...

PRI, GRESB agree to closer collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... based in New York. She will be responsible for engaging with and supporting US signatories in the practice and implementation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk management and will help grow the PRI's US network. Prior to her hire, Mahida ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... going to adopt G4 - is it this June or is it next June?" Black agreed that the impact of the G4 guidelines and the implementation of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC)'s Integrated Reporting guidelines will be big issues this year. ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... said its climate policy's main objectives are the repeal of the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and the implementation of a Direct Action Plan (DAP). The government has published draft legislation to repeal the CPM and released terms of reference ...

IIRC, SASB to collaborate on compatability of frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... preparation to creating an integrated report under the Integrated Reporting Framework. "SASB's standards are a practical implementation of Integrated Reporting in the context of U.S. capital markets," Rogers said. "The missions of SASB and the IIRC are ...

ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) in the areas of management and policy, but need to improve their implementation and measurement. As part of its sustainability report, ANREV used data from GRESB's 2013 benchmark report to analyse the ...