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Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... with human rights policy development and risk management, as well as assisting with human rights and Modern Slavery reporting. Vanessa Zimmerman, founder, Pillar Two Zimmerman previously worked as group advisor human rights at Rio Tinto, and is a board ...

Insight Investment applies traffic light analysis to green, impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... proceeds, and the bond impact assessment. A bond is then marked red, amber or green, depending on the strength of its reporting around those three criteria. So far in 2019, Insight has marked 10 green bonds as red on its proprietary rating scheme, up ...

Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... business creation, but many other measures as well as the social benefits." Impact Investment Partners will provide annual reporting that includes reporting on social as well as financial progress, and reporting can be aligned to the Sustainable Development ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... it all together, data comes up as a big barrier." The survey found that 29% of Asia Pacific-based investors say ESG reporting capabilities is the most important factor in selecting an ESG manager, second only to track record. Also, 42% of respondents ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... issues. IIX's Women's Livelihood Bond (WLB1) is the world's first impact investment product listed on a stock exchange reporting social and financial returns. IIX has partnered with USAID, DFAT, DBS Bank, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Latham and Watkins LLP ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... consistent with methodology and assumptions." While the TCFD is not expressly or proscriptively named as a mandatory reporting framework in legislation or regulation, boards should "have regard" to the framework, Barker said. "The only thing that is ...

Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... have launched technical guidance guides to listed companies with recommendations on best practice for sustainability reporting. GRI provided technical input to the guides, and both publications were launched on 28 March. "More and more companies are ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches global sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... mining thermal coal and generating electricity from coal. Going forward, in 2020, BNPP AM will introduce measurement and reporting on the impact and progress of its sustainability initiatives, introducing additional targets over time - with appropriate ...

GRI marks 20th anniversary of first draft guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has marked its 20th anniversary since launching its first draft sustainability reporting guidelines. The GRI noted that 20 years on, 93% of the world's largest companies by revenue report information on their ESG ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... conditions. Ausbil has consulted with the Department of Home Affairs regarding the regulations that will underpin the reporting. "The consultation we've done with the government is good, and I feel we've added the investor voice," Carlsson-Sweeny said. ...