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Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Biomaterial (RSB), Round Table Responsible Soy (RTRS), Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Bonsucro and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), Climate Bond Standard said. At least 60% reduction in emissions comparing with local baselines must be demonstrated ...

GRI launches Reporting 2025 initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... "The GRI Guidelines have evolved over the past two decades as societal expectations of business transparency and good stewardship have developed," Arbex said. "During the Reporting 2025 project, I will be speaking with top executives and thought leaders ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... recognition of potential opportunities. CDP also found there is a "growing consensus" around the concept of corporate water stewardship, but implementation of best practices around water stewardship lags that awareness. "In the main, most companies remain ...

CDSB publishes final draft of expanded framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas emissions. The new draft framework also covers fossil fuels, water stewardship and forest commodities, CDSB said. It has also been influenced by the CEO Water Mandate Disclosure Guidelines, "which ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... problem, and that is the tradition in Europe." See Also: Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

Australian Forestry Standard releases supply chain standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... suit Australian circumstances and processes. AFSC is an independent set of standards that is separate to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard. Having certification of chain of custody is important in the regulatory context. The Australian government's ...

CDSB consultation finds broad support for framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas emissions. The new draft framework also covers fossil fuels, water stewardship and forest commodities, CDSB said. It has also been influenced by the CEO Water Mandate Disclosure Guidelines, "which ...

AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... during 2013. The funds manager's volume of responsible investment assets grew by 18% in 2012, and AXA IM increased its stewardship activities and coverage accordingly. Among other work, AXA IM introduced a framework to systematically assess sovereign ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... leading organisations in this area, so for instance, we're one of the founding partners of the Alliance for Water Stewardship... and we are supporting water measurement and disclosure at corporate level as well." The report posited that the recent release ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... have to be able to say, how can we help you? It's pretty consultative. We have a manager who focuses on conservation/stewardship in Australia." New Forests has also focused its strategy on tropical Southeast Asia, looking to "certified plantation forestry ...