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Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... activities, including reporting climate impacts of investments to stakeholders, become involved in private international transparency initiatives such as the Montreal Carbon Pledge, and incorporates climate improvement strategies in their investment ...

London Stock Exchange joins Climate Bonds Partnership Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... the Climate Bonds Initiative and look forward to further developing the market place; improving access for issuers, transparency for investors and growing the size and breadth of the green bond sector," Rathi added. The Climate Bonds Initiative seeks ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... better manage the granular aspects of their investment portfolios - the risk and the governance. You can get complete transparency, right down to the securities level. That's something we're bringing to market here. Ed note: This interview has been condensed ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... stakeholders are, and potentially shift the perceived prioritisation to suit a long-term agenda. "There needs to be transparency around whom the prioritised stakeholders are" Sainty said. "The discussion around short term versus long term interests is ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... approach to engagement and proxy voting, to see that they advocate for more responsible financial markets, etc." Transparency is another part of the broader certification program, O'Connor said. "We've been working with the applicants to moving them ...

Baptist World Aid: labour concerns in electronics' supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... policies and mitigation of forced labour, child labour and worker exploitation, reflecting both the management and the transparency companies have across their supply chain. Of the 56 companies, including global giants Apple, Google, Sony and others ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... and emissions monitoring. They also make it easier to value sustainable buildings and, ultimately, enhance market transparency as well as de-risk investments." The PRI will encourage signatories who invest in or manage real estate to use the guide, said ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... what companies they are actually invested in.:" Further, the process for switching seemed complex, and the lack of transparency from funds seemed to lead to a lack of member engagement. "Most progressive asset owners are still in their own early stages ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels through a variety of mechanisms. The agreement also holds countries to more transparency in terms of their NCDs. "What the agreement does is essentially enshrines a stock-taking arrangement," said Elisa de ...

Global Investors sign Paris Green Bonds Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... develop clear standards for the climate change impacts and benefits of bond financed project, bond issuers to ensure transparency around use of proceeds and impact, and governments to develop projects that can be financed by green/climate bonds. Whilst ...