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Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... develop social enterprises that provide services around youth, employment, solidarity, health and seniors. Groupe SOS in France, which is essentially a health and social service provider as a job manager of several thousand small businesses," Addarii ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Stanley Investment Management. He received his B.A. in economics from the Universite Paris Sud-Faculte Jean Monnet in Paris, France, and holds a Masters in international project management from the European School of Management (ESCP Europe), Paris. ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... There are currently 33 bonds in the index, and the top five bonds are issued by the European Investment Bank Electricite de France, Unibail-Rodamco and two from the International Finance Corporation. Each bond constitutes 5% of the total index. The Climate ...

Green bond potential to finance low-carbon chemical industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... bonds, with US$127 billion in issuance, more than one third the total universes. The United Kingdom issued US$50 billion and France issued US$41 billion, rounding out the top three. The vast majority of the climate-themed bond universe is investment ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... extractive companies andSwitzerland said it was also considering the possibility of similar legislation. The United Kingdom and France have also committed to implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). "Canada's announced that ...

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will have to report greenhouse gas emissions in their strategic or directors reports, after the British parliament amended its Companies Act 2006. From October, all companies quoted on the LSE and ...

HSBC finds US$364 billion in climate themed bond issuance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... bonds, with US$127 billion in issuance, more than one third the total universes. The United Kingdom issued US$50 billion and France issued US$41 billion, rounding out the top three. The vast majority of the climate-themed bond universe is investment ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... conference in was going on in Sydney, at a joint press conference in Paris, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and President of France Francois Hollande announced Wednesday evening that France and the United Kingdom will implement the EITI, the global standard ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... standards in the Fourth Company Law Directive - the European Commission cites standards in the UK, Sweden, Spain, Denmark and France that have either been adopted or updated. "This proposal could be the vital catalyst that is needed to usher in a new ...

UN Global Compact, GRI most cited CSR instruments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... policy references by companies with between 1,000 and 10,000 employees across 10 different EU member states - Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK, Czech Republic, and Poland. Overall, the survey found that 68% of the sample ...