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UCA Funds Management publishes annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... makes UCA Funds Management the first and only non-profit, faith-based entity to have the same licensing and compliance standards as a commercial retail fund manager, UCA Funds Management said in their newly released annual report. UCA Funds Management ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  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 ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... social impact; many also indicated they seek third-party verification of impact and/or reporting that aligns with global standards." Those respondents not yet active in impact investing said they require" more reliable research, information and benchmarks ...

Cities provide essential collaboration: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... drivers of successful cities, where business want to be and people want to live are those with the highest environmental standards. Cities can have successful collaboration on climate change because they can see the individual benefit and the collective ...

GRESB launches Health and Well-being Module

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... places for people and communities - places that reduce environmental impacts, improve social practices and set high standards for corporate governance - in profitable ways that make good business sense and reward innovation. This new Health & Well-being ...

GRI, CDP publish updated reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... organizations using the linkage documents on climate change and water disclosure more than double," said Bastian Buck, GRI's Standards division director. "This highlights the increasing importance companies are placing on their reporting of these environmental ...

Pauline Vamos to step down as ASFA CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... allowed us to enjoy the success we have achieved in recent years-particularly in influencing policy, lifting industry standards through our learning programs, delivering our renowned world-class annual Conference and engaging with other pension systems ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... their managers with implementation of ESG and climate risk strategies, said Martin Bruhl, RICS president. "Professional standards are a means to fulfil ESG goals and to mitigate climate change risk," Bruhl said. "The standards RICS promotes provide a ...

CEFC launches $250m Community Housing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... help ensure new dwellings are built to meet this growing demand, and that new buildings have stronger energy efficient standards, so tenants can experience the benefits of lower energy costs over the longer term." CEFC related this new fund to its new ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Companies will continue to evolve their reporting and disclosures to stakeholders and regulators, even as reporting standards such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) transitions from a set of guidelines to accounting standards. These developments ...