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Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... transition happen." The guide features a map of tools and guidance that can support investors and their managers with implementation of ESG and climate risk strategies, said Martin Bruhl, RICS president. "Professional standards are a means to fulfil ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... compromises. The outcome contains flexibility to build ambition over time, and while its effectiveness will depend on implementation, I think international diplomacy and pressure will get things done." The progressive nature of the agreement means that ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... director, ACCSR. "Action is relatively limited. Policies are being developed, approaches are being thought through, but implementation is an emerging story." The survey found that businesses focus human rights efforts where they have direct operational ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... pension funds, where he was responsible for the development of responsible investment policies for pension funds and implementation of responsible investment and integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors across all asset classes. ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... tax, KPMG The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a time table to address the implementation of Base Erosion and Profit Sharing (BEPS). This includes 15 areas for identifying and curbing aggressive tax planning and ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... principles of the International Integrated Reporting (IR) framework for the second year in a row, and VicSuper views the implementation of GRI and IR as part of the fund's wider corporate responsibility mission, said Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper's corporate ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... trust, Learmonth said. "We are in the process of adding to the team in terms of origination of transactions and implementation, and to generally upscale systems and support this because this is a very meaningful, substantial investment for SVA," he said. ...

Australia/NZ property companies, funds outperform: GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... level, down from 16% last year. "Similar to global development, the improvement is most notable on the dimension of Implementation and Measurement, underlining the fact that besides increasingly having strategies, policies and objectives in place that ...

NZ Super Fund releases PRI report, assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... investment performance since 2011, the fund said. PRI signatories are required to publicly report each year on their implementation of the PRI's six principles across a wide range of asset classes and investment activities, including voting and engagement ...

IIRC releases Competence Matrix for IR training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... shift in focus from financial management to value management," said Neil Stevenson, IIRC managing director, global implementation. "We have specifically designed this matrix to be market-led, having created it through consultation with a broad range ...