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AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... initiatives to enhance credibility and comparability, such as the development of the Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) and Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS). "There is an emerging standard, such as IRIS, which is becoming one ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Australian residential and commercial property could reach zero carbon emissions standards in 10 years with sufficient retrofitting to reduce energy consumption, according to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a not-for-profit research and education organisation. ...

CDP, CDSB, IIIRC ally to promote natural capital reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have agreed to an alliance that will see the three groups collaborate to increase the reporting on use and depreciation of natural capital. ...

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... that are incorporated in the UK and listed on the LSE, including Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. The Climate Disclosure Standards Board's reporting framework is cited in the guidance as one of the methods that can be used by companies to comply with the ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... supply chain and emerging markets and what is acceptable in terms of both investment risk and just generally acceptable standards, it can be very handy to be part of a broader voice, mutualise the effort in doing it," Hartnett said. "Now that we've signed ...

Greenfleet registers two Carbon Farming Initiative projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... term. Planting a biodiverse mix of native species is the only way to ensure that the resulting forests meet the highest standards of ecological sustainability." Greenfleet has also made its first land purchase to create a new forest, near West Wyalong ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian CD companies disclosed LHR polices. In 2012, the ACSI report examined listed companies' disclosure of LHR standards as related to direct employees, measuring disclosure across LHR indicators, finding high levels of reporting into prohibition ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The newest version of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reporting standards will improve the quality of ESG disclosures, but governments and regulators need to foster a level playing field in which at least large companies are disclosing sustainability ...

PRI to launch new reporting, assessment framework in October

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... to take into account the fact that signatories are at different stages of responsible investment and thus setting the standards required a wide variety of consultation. "It's hard to have one standard way to do things, and this is something you learn ...

Barclays and MSCI launch ESG Fixed Income Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... priorities in terms of what businesses to exclude. We have red flagged the most egregious companies in terms of norms and standards, but we have not included our ESG ratings. So, for example, either a company has an involvement in cluster munitions or ...