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Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia Bank was ranked at 50th. The index was announced earlier this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The index is based on a consideration of a broad range of sustainable business factors, including how organisations balance ...

Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... South Pole Group. "It's very much in line with other activities by developed countries out there including Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands. In one way or another, they are looking at the connections between climate change and investments ...

Global Reporting Initiative to open Manila Office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... ASEAN region, including working with stock exchanges and development banks, supported by the governments of Australia, Switzerland, Sweden and others for its work in the region. Later in March, GRI will conduct workshops for more than 100 sustainability ...

International Integrated Reporting Council appoints new board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... include Peter Bakker, president and chief executive officer, World Business Council for Sustainable Development from Switzerland; Helen Brand, chief executive officer, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK; Alexsandro Broedel Lopes ...

PRI signatory assets top US$45 trillion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... signatories, including Harvard University Endowment (United States), Credit Suisse Private Banking & Wealth Management (Switzerland), Green Investment Bank (United Kingdom), Unilever Pension Fund (Netherlands), Greater Manchester Pension Fund (United ...

Westpac number one on global sustainability list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... and investment research company based in Toronto. The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "I am delighted that Westpac's sustainability performance has been rated so highly on the global stage," said Gail Kelly, Westpac ...

Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... the opinion poll popularity of Jakarta governor Joko Widodo in next year's presidential election. Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Taiwan, Australia, Canada and New Zealand were the in the top 10 quintile for performance against ...

AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia is one of a few key markets that is primed to embrace impact investing, Christensen said. "The US, Australia, Switzerland, UK, Netherlands - they're probably the key markets," he said. "I think in a way, where there has been interest in sustainable ...

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... week Canada announced that it will establish new mandatory reporting standards for Canadian extractive companies and Switzerland said it was also considering the possibility of similar legislation. "The rest of the world is acting on mandatory disclosure ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... good ESG ratings make them good governments to invest in? What's the cause of that? What makes Norway or Sweden or Switzerland good countries to invest in? I think ESG measures play a big part in that. That's a big take-out. Q: do you think running ESG ...