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WBCSD, CDSB, Ecodesk create Reporting Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... regulators, investors, academics, NGOs and civil society as well as organisations that develop reporting initiatives. CEDBS in Brazil, Peru 2021 in Peru and Foretica in Spain are leading the Global Network engagement and were part of the pilot testing ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... review our target before then to see if it's still appropriate, that should be an obligation under the agreement. The US and Brazil- for example, have commitments out to 2025. They will have an obligation to produce the target before 2025. That's how ...

Mining companies not adequately managing carbon risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... only six of 11 miners disclose meaningful GHG emission reduction target. BHP Billiton was ranked second, behind Vale of Brazil, and Rio Tinto was ranked fourth, with Sumitomo Metal Mining in third. Collectively, the 11 companies in the report account ...

International Integrated Reporting Council appoints new board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK; Alexsandro Broedel Lopes, finance executive director, Itau Unibanco S.A., Brazil; Jane Diplock AO a director of the Singapore Stock Exchange and membership of the Public Interest Oversight Board, New Zealand ...

BNY Mellon offers ESG data to depositary receipt clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... what they're doing." There has also been interest from countries in Asia and Western Europe, and Gresham will travel to Brazil next, he said. "Companies are very enthusiastic about this space in Brazil, so it will be an interesting trip," he said. "Western ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... operator, and Acciona SA, the Spanish renewable energy leader. Top emerging markets-based performers are concentrated in Brazil, and include many of Brazil's large hydroelectric producers. The report also notes that there are many instances of community ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB on "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... two Australian companies to be listed in the Ethisphere Institute's Most Ethical Companies for 2015. The two banks joined Brazil's Banco do Brasil S.A. in the Banks: National category of the list. "We are proud to have been named one of the World's Most ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the United States are more vulnerable to climate change than those in Europe and Japan because of lack of preparation, according to CDP. CDP analysed suppliers from 11 countries in relation to their climate ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Canada has passed a payment disclosure standard for its listed mining companies, and Publish What you Pay Australia said this could influence Australia to adopt a similar regime here. Canada's Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act will require ...

PRI announces new Advisory Council members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... chairperson of the Board of Trustees, GEPF, for the Africa/Middle East asset owner position; Luciane Ribeiro, CEO, Santander Brazil AM, for the emerging markets investment manager position; and Marcel Barros, executive director of benefits, PREVI, for ...