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CDP signs agreements with SASB, GRI to further standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Ligteringen, chief executive of GRI. "The G4 Guidelines have seen full alignment with CDP on GHG emission indicators. Our collaboration will make an important contribution to rebuilding the architecture of corporate market information related to sustainability." ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have renewed their partnership. The two organisations have a long-standing collaboration that has resulted in the Global Compact's 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... fire and building safety agreement that international retailers have signed up to. There is also an international collaboration framework. Australian companies can have an influential voice through collaboration with NGOs, unions and other companies ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... investment structure, including forming a third committee to "support and inform company engagement and to promote collaboration across investment teams," as well as reviewing and updating responsible investment, proxy voting and other relevant policies. ...

RI Academy to offer Enhanced Financial Analysis course

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... integrating ESG metrics into fundamental investment analysis and stock valuation. The course has been developed in collaboration with RobecoSAM, RI Academy said. "This course is the first of what we're calling our advanced units in the RI Academy - the ...

Northern Trust launches emerging markets ESG index, fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... (ESG) screens and has launched a passive pooled fund managed to the index. Northern Trust has built the index in collaboration with MSCI ESG Research and Institutional Shareholder Services' (ISS) ESG screens. The MSCI Emerging Markets Custom ESG Index ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Michael Walsh is the recently named executive director and CEO of UCA Funds Management, an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, which manages more than AU$800m in ethical portfolios on behalf of church bodies, other ...

CEC to partner with American Council on Renewable Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... success of clean energy in both the United States and Australia, our nations will greatly benefit from a strong collaboration on how to improve the policies and finance mechanisms that bring sustainable energy technologies to scale." ACORE will this ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... practices, questionable workplace practices, and questionable ESG practices," the report said. "The international collaboration by our organisations on the Global Sustainable Investment Review 2012 demonstrates the growing maturity of the sustainable ...

Net Balance launches research and development institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... University, CAER, SIRIS, World Vision International and WWF, and we see tremendous opportunities to increase such collaboration with the formation of Tomorrow's Agenda Research Institute." Ed's note: The article has been updated with comment from Les ...