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AXA IM to launch second impact investing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... we're looking for are environmental solutions attached to social outcomes," he said. "We're looking at areas such as biodiversity, for example, how to shift mono-crops to multicrops in the context of agriculture. We're also looking at different funds ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Similarly, when you come to look at the balance with environmental use and the effects that has on regions form a biodiversity perspective, we will be recommending things they can build into the governance structure as well." AWA has contacts in India ...

202020 Vision makes business case for urban green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... benefits for buildings and how to plan for the future of the cities, right through to the other elements such as biodiversity, climate change, and the important sustainability aspects that produce the whole picture," said Andy Chambers, a director of ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... decision-making." See Also: WBCSD named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration Natural Capital Declaration named biodiversity champion

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... reserves and Indigenous protected area programmes provide funding streams for the management of areas that are of high biodiversity value." This relationship, where Indigenous groups enter agreements to receive support and funding from governments to ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Gold Standard noted "are widely used and incorporated in recent initiatives such as The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)." Although the report didn't analyse any Australian-based ...

Sustainable Business Australia named WBCSD global partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability issues." Australia has been a pioneer on climate action, smart energy technologies, and the development of biodiversity markets," said Peter Bakker, WBCSD's president and CEO. "Up until recently, Australia made globally recognised progress ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability, and more recently, in the last decade, addressing negative externalities - pricing carbon and pricing biodiversity. All of these pose interesting opportunities for the forestry industry." For Investa, a leading office building owner and ...

Natural Capital Declaration named biodiversity champion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) has been named a Biodiversity Champion by the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). CBD recognised NCD for its contribution to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. ...

GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... UNEP's Green Economy Initiative, and study leader for the G8+5-commissioned project The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), where he was appointed by the EU Commission and Germany. He has previously worked at Deutsche Bank. Roberto de Ocampo ...