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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 ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... MEP Solar Lease) offered to homeowners throughout Germany. MEP Werke will undertake to meet the relevant Climate Bonds Standards as part of a green bond program. "We are excited to seal this strategic partnership with CBI today," said Konstantin Strasser ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... launch. Prior to GIIA, Lowik was the director of research and market information, and later the director of professional standards at INREV, the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles. At INREV, Lowik "was responsible for ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... framework to analyse global listed equities through the lens of impact investment, but by leveraging existing reporting standards and mechanisms like the Sustainable Development Goals. Impact is measured as part of revenue to provide a comparable and ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... studying the initiative for applicability. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is an international set of standards for transparency in reporting in the oil, gas and mining sectors. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Minister for Resources ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... on climate change risk, this is not captured by carbon footprinting. We think the industry needs to urgently develop standards on this and the IGCC is the best group to do that." In the report, CFSGAM detailed its new responsible investment strategy ...