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New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... measureable framework against these criteria, " Brand said. "To some degree that's a decision that we need to take with stakeholders and we've taken efforts to talk with political parties and contractors, indigenous communities, NGOs and through that ...

Investors call for affordable housing bonds, aggregating body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... to increase the supply of affordable rental housing. The working group received 77 submissions from a variety of stakeholders, including Cbus, Social Ventures Australia, Christian Super and First State Super, along with local governments and industry ...

Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... regulatory bodies should encourage investors to various activities, including reporting climate impacts of investments to stakeholders, become involved in private international transparency initiatives such as the Montreal Carbon Pledge, and incorporates ...

London Stock Exchange joins Climate Bonds Partnership Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... of global green bond markets," Kidney said. "Having LSEG join our Partners Program sends a further signal to all stakeholders of the growing role green bonds can play in sustainable investment... The LSEG is uniquely positioned to provide market based ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... that will pave the way for others and the market will recognise that it is a wonderful opportunity to highlight to stakeholders your sustainability strategy." The lack of adequate supply in the Australian market has forced certain practicalities on institutional ...

CHRB launches human rights methodology, pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... seeking to change that. "The CHRB Steering Committee has for the last two years been consulting a broad range of stakeholders to help us figure out a way to robustly, fairly and publicly measure companies' policies and governance, systems and processes ...

GRI, CDP publish updated reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... reputational risks, and their sources, whilst reducing the reporting burden for companies. This also enables financial stakeholders to better understand and compare how businesses are managing climate-related issues for a resilient future." The guidance ...

Social license to operate key to achieving sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... mapping exercises are categorising, and some go as far as Venn diagrams," Boutilier said. "We do a census of the stakeholders and their relationship - we put together a social network graph and do social network analysis. That is a well developed area ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... representative to the UN Global Compact To grapple with these issues as well as understand the relative balance of stakeholders including shareholders, companies must integrate sustainability across their strategic business agenda and into specific board ...

GRI creates GOLD Community for stakeholders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... has launched a new membership and engagement program, the GRI GOLD Community, consisting of representatives from stakeholders across business, civil society, and government. The GRI GOLD Community consists of representatives of more than 500 organisations ...