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Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... "develop clear standards for the climate change impacts and benefits of bond finance projects," issuers to ensure transparency around use of proceeds and impact, and governments to develop projects that can be financed by green and climate bonds. See ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Guide 247 (RG 247), Effective disclosure in an operating and financial review, opening further opportunities for transparency around environmental and social issues and their material impacts as disclosed in the operating and financial review, while ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Wesfarmers has reported reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 4.1% in the 2014 financial year, increased supply chain transparency for its Kmart and Target divisions, and increased the number of women in senior roles to 29%, according to its sustainability ...

Montreal Carbon Pledge a building block: Cbus' Atkin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... and how climate change considerations impact on strategic asset allocation. "Its' a vexed question," Atkin said. "Transparency is a motherhood issue. But from an investor's point of view, it is a competitive marketplace and information is an important ...

International Integrated Reporting Council launches Public Sector Pioneer Network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... agenda," said Helen Clark, administrator of UNDP, in a statement. "Integrated Reporting provides a framework to enhance transparency and accountability, linking social responsibility and sustainability to the long-term resilience of an organization. ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... disclosure of emissions intensity over the past year, and has engaged with stakeholders that have called for greater transparency and disclosure by the banking industry in Australi. Westpac noted that it has introduced reporting on the emissions intensity ...

Barclays, MSCI launch green bond index series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... useful tool for issuers and institutional investors, and its introduction marks an important step in the evolution, transparency, and standardization of the green bond market." The Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index is available for institutional clients ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... with the market and clients is by saying it's not as much about your ESG strategy as much as its about providing transparency through all your assets," Gayer said. "We're saying, 'let's put the portfolios thru the ESG analyser and see what's coming out. ...

bankmecu MD discusses integrated reporting implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... and multilateral banking institutions are considering the role that Integrated Reporting (IR) can play in enhancing transparency and financial stability, with bankmecu's managing director participating in a panel discussion on the topic at the recent ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... financial review (OFR) as part of directors' annual reports. RG 247 is widely seen as opening further opportunities for transparency around environmental and social issues and their material impacts. "APRA thought the definitions were problematic, and ...