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CDSB launches expanded reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has launched its expanded reporting framework. The framework goes beyond the previous guidelines, which focused on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), with Ernst & Young providing independent, third-party verification of the bond against CBI standards. Assets in the bond are made up of loans to wind power and solar projects, and Green Star rated commercial property buildings ...

GRI appoints Eric Dugelay to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... information. Dugelay replaces retiring GRI Board member Eric Hespenheide, who is now chair of GRI's Global Sustainability Standards Board. "I am excited to join the GRI Board of Directors at this critical moment, where we are beginning to really draw ...

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... can impact operations, both in terms of risks and opportunities. The materiality review is central to sustainability standards and guideline, such as the Global Reporting Initiative's G4 framework, the International Integrated Reporting Council, and ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... our aim is to increase our investee companies' awareness and understanding of current and future ESG issues, improve standards of governance and encourage greater disclosure," Lambert said. See Also: Local Government Super top AODP index

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... should be grounded in the fund's governance processes towards investment issues and is bounded by legal and regulatory standards for fund trustees. Regulations and legislation are changing the way companies and asset owners report on carbon emissions ...

ASX200 ESG reporting improves, but laggards persist: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Corporate Reporting in Australia, which makes assessments with the goal of "promoting continuous improvement in reporting standards and practices across the market." ACSI found that almost 50% of companies rated in the top two categories for disclosure ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... AODP said. This year, the number of of X-rated asset owners increased by 59, which AODP partly attributed to tightening standards around transparency. "... AODP decided to remove credit in the ratings methodology for general policy commitments that in ...

AODP, ClientEarth to challenge funds on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... legal duties." The group says that the project could lead to a legal test case "if some funds continue to fall below the standards required of them." Julian Poulter, AODP CEO, did not name the pension funds that CPLI will target, pointing to the AODP ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... manager, also implemented sustainability reporting using standardised metrics from the Impacting Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) program and used case studies to illustrate its sustainability reporting. New Forest has more than 615,000 hectares ...