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GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Christianna Wood has been named the new chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative board, and six directors have been named to the board. Wood takes over from outgoing GRI Chairman Herman Mulder. She is a member of the board of the International Integrated ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The United Nations Statistics Division has developed an experimental ecosystem accounting system to quantify ecosystem services and conditions in physical and monetary terms. Although the proposed accounting system is initially intended for governmental ...

NAB's 'Wealth of Opportunity' a new CSR narrative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank is launching a communication strategy to talk about corporate responsibility to both internal and external stakeholders, shareholders and customers. said Paula Benson, general manager, corporate responsibility, NAB The strategy ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board becomes NCD supporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has become an official supporter of the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). The CDSB will aid NCD with input and expertise in developing financial sector reporting on natural capital, based on principles ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are material to sovereign creditworthiness and investment performance, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI has released a discussion paper exploring the link between ESG ...

YES BANK signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector bank, has become a signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has held its first investor briefing, discussing the structure and returns of its three portfolios, its investment approach to selecting Australian equities and disclosing that a AU$7.7 million loan relating to the now-defunct Acacia ...

CDP, CDSB, IIIRC ally to promote natural capital reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have agreed to an alliance that will see the three groups collaborate to increase the reporting on use and depreciation of natural capital. ...

CDP signs agreements with SASB, GRI to further standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
CDP has signed separate agreements to partner with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) with the intention of improving corporate reporting of climate change and sustainability issues. SASB is ...

Natural Capital Declaration starts implementation phase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) has started the next phase of its plan in which the financial institution signatories implement the initiatives' commitments. NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining ...