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RIAA designs Responsible Returns consumer website

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... RIAA's Responsible Investment Certification program, which has deemed 100 financial products as conforming with RIAA's standards. The new certification was launched last year, and certified products cover equities funds, fixed interest funds, ETFs, banking ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... report also cited China's 2012 Green Credit Guidelines from the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) and green bond standards from the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the National Reform Development Committee, both launched in 2015. But only ...

BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... paper makes six policy recommendations aimed at enabling "stakeholders and market participants to develop detailed ESG standards and best-practice guidelines." "There is always pressure on regulators and stock exchanges to improve processes for investors ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... investment in renewable energy, increase energy efficiency in the manufacturing and transport sectors and improve energy standards in the built environment. Our investments are delivering clean energy solutions to rural and regional Australia, as well ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... their chief executives, and board chairs were seen as more unethical than not, despite playing a key role in setting standards within companies. All Posts The Ethics Index is based on a survey of more than 1000 people by global market research firm Ipsos. ...

WBCSD, CDSB, Ecodesk create Reporting Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and Ecodesk have created a free global sustainability reporting knowledge platform. The Reporting Exchange will " identify the reporting regulations ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... the coalition behind the Natural Capital Protocol's development. It will not replace existing sustainability reporting standards and frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) or the UN Global Compact's reporting framework, Petersen noted. ...

Mirvac partners with YWCA NSW for social enterprise HQ cafe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... to do things differently and make a real difference at the same time. Excitingly The Song Kitchen will also meet the standards of the Gold WELL rating Mirvac is targeting as part of our tenancy. This means ensuring availability of healthy choices, transparency ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Black said. "If you think about what's happening in GRI, the move towards the GRI Standard's and the desire of the GRI Standards to become more useful in terms of influencing policy around the world, then I think we can expect to see more organisations ...

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... impacts of affordable housing developments, with investors, intermediaries and housing providers all seeking more reliable standards to assess social as well as investment impacts. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA As discussed in a podcast jointly produced by ...