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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 ...

Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... green investment that already exist in the Chinese markets that provide a foundation for the development of green bond standards. The report also recommends establishing a "Green Bond Market Development Committee" to review existing and forthcoming green ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... women. The increase in the number of superannuation fund board positions held by women may be due to increased governance standards from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the push for more independent board members on superannuation ...

Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... social sustainability. Under the proposed criteria, bioenergy projects need to be certified under one of the following standards: Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterial (RSB), Round Table Responsible Soy (RTRS), Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... industry, for example," Walsh said. "For the life of us, we can't see why rental goods shouldn't at least comply with the standards of mobile phones and the financial controls that apply in the payday lending sector." Recently, Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia ...

Supply chain sustainability school launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... suppliers and service providers. The school focuses on online training for a better understanding of sustainability standards for the industry. It is a not-for-profit initiative and it is based on the UK's Supply Chain School.

Government retains gender equity reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... performance," Abets and Cash said in a joint statement. The Department of Employment conducted a review of the reporting standards and received feedback from stakeholders as part of the review. As part of the changes, organisations will no longer be ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... an additional AU$1.2 billion per year to 2020. It is presumed that existing CFI projects that transitioned to the ERF standards will make up the majority of the first auction participants. "The likely participants in the first auction will be existing ...