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Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... believe. Initiatives underway are shining a light on this misunderstanding, jurisdiction by jurisdiction, including work by UNEP FI, the PRI, Governance Institute of Australia, the Purpose of the Corporation Project, Professor Robert Eccles among oth ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... emissions, noted Tatiana Bosteels, the guide's co-author and head of responsible property investments at Hermes IM, chair of UNEP FI's property working group and IIGCC's property work programme. "Not least after COP, governments must now find new and ...

Global Canopy Programme appoints executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Canopy Programme (GCP) has appointed Niki Mardas as executive director. Mardas takes over from Andrew Mitchell, who founded GCP 15 years ago. Mitchell will assume the new role of founder director. Mardas has worked for GCP since 2007, most ...

Ernst & Young joins Climate Bonds Initiative as partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... deepen that relationship and work more broadly with them to build a robust international green bond market." Recently, the UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) joined the Climate Bonds Partners program as well. The Climate Bonds Initiative ...

Citi joins Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... finance-led initiative convened by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP) and the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). It "advances environmental risk management and innovative conservation finance, as well as financial sector accountability ...

Climate Bonds Initiative gain insurance body partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) has joined the Climate Bonds Partners program, according to the Climate Bond Initiative. The Principles for Sustainable Insurance is a collaborative initiative between the United Nations Finance ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... commit to decarbonise their portfolios, and was co-founded last year by the United Nations Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) the fourth National pension fund of Sweden, AP4, Europe's largest asset manager Amundi and CDP. In addition to LGS, the ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... (INCR) in North America, IGCC in Australia/New Zealand, ASrIA's Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), PRI, CDP and UNEP FI. "The market for different investor responses to climate change is growing rapidly," said Nathan Fabian, IGCC chief executive. ...

VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... finance-led initiative convened by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP) and the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). By becoming a signatory, VicSuper has committed to "understanding natural capital considerations and supporting the development ...

Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative issues communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Program's Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and PRI.