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NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Change Report 2013. The report is co-written by CDP and PwC, based on climate and energy data of 389 companies listed on the FTSE Global 500 Equity Index and collected by CDP at the request of 722 institutional investors representing US$87 trillion in ...

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
NYSE Euronext, parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, will join the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. The SSE Initiative is co-organized by the UN Global Compact, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the UN-supported ...

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... depend." CDSB is a project of CDP, and CDP noted in relation to the legislation's passage that according to CDP's 2012 report on FTSE 350 companies, 74% of respondents see regulation as an opportunity which could result in increased demand for an existing ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... replacement for MSCI Energy, we modelled the performance of the MSCI World index with the fossil energy sector replaced with FTSE's Environmental Opportunities (EO) Energy universe, which currently comprises 243 energy efficiency and renewable energy ...

GRESB hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... leader, and GFSGAM's Commonwealth Bank Group Super (CBGSA) the diversified sector leader. According to GRESB, 75% of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Australia index responded to requests for participation in the survey.

CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... been no change in number of companies with board-level oversight of water strategies. CDP invited 318 companies from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (Global 500) to participate in the 2012 Global Water Report, because they operate in water-intensive ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) will bring a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework to Australia, while launching new research demonstrating how integrating ESG into investment processes can augment decision making. Matt Christensen ...

FTSE adds three Australian companies to FTSE4Good indexes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Coca-Cola Amatil, Suncorp Group and Tatts Group have been added to the FTSE4Good index series as part of FTSE's semi-annual review of the index and ESG ratings. FTSE added 21 companies and deleted seven countries from the index series. At the same time ...

Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... leader, and GFSGAM's Commonwealth Bank Group Super (CBGSA) the diversified sector leader. According to GRESB, 75% of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Australia index responded to requests for participation in the GRESB survey. CFSGAM was pleased with the recognition ...

CDP: water a substantial risk to ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... sent its Water Disclosure questionnaire to 54 companies in the ASX100, while also sending questionnaires to peers in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (Global500) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). According to the CDP report, Shining the light ...