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Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
While Australia waits to see who will form government for the 45 th session of Parliament, stakeholders with environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus are turning their attention to their policy objectives for the next term, as well as developing ...

Cbus signs Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... with the French Treasury and OECD. "Meeting the Paris agreement's goals will require the full mobilization of all stakeholders, including financial sector actors," said French Finance Minister Michel Sapin. "I fully support PRI's and UNEP FI's efforts ...

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... government sectors could yield positive results in terms of expanded developments across Australia. AT the same time as stakeholders discuss how to structure investments and where the opportunities lie, there is also discussion of how to establish metrics ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... integrate the goals of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a process supported by a wide variety of stakeholders on all side of the process. Alice Cope, executive manager, Global Compact Network Australia The SDGs are a set of 17 ...

Materiality analysis helps define sustainability issues: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... multi-stakeholder standards, is the best way a business can ensure it discloses the information its investors and other stakeholders need for informed decision making," said Alyson Slater, knowledge director, GRI. "This is about much more than producing ...

LQRA to deepen verification collaboration with CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... companies reporting through CDP, the value of independent, third-party verification lies not only in the trust that stakeholders can then place in that data, but also in the improvement opportunities that this process can highlight," said Paul Simpson ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... measureable framework against these criteria, " Brand said. "To some degree that's a decision that we need to take with stakeholders and we've taken efforts to talk with political parties and contractors, indigenous communities, NGOs and through that ...

Investors call for affordable housing bonds, aggregating body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... to increase the supply of affordable rental housing. The working group received 77 submissions from a variety of stakeholders, including Cbus, Social Ventures Australia, Christian Super and First State Super, along with local governments and industry ...

Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... regulatory bodies should encourage investors to various activities, including reporting climate impacts of investments to stakeholders, become involved in private international transparency initiatives such as the Montreal Carbon Pledge, and incorporates ...

London Stock Exchange joins Climate Bonds Partnership Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... of global green bond markets," Kidney said. "Having LSEG join our Partners Program sends a further signal to all stakeholders of the growing role green bonds can play in sustainable investment... The LSEG is uniquely positioned to provide market based ...