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UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... consideration a range of indicators based on the Global Compact's ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards, environmental stewardship, and anti-corruption. Sustainalytics had approximately 722 Global Compact companies in its research ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board becomes NCD supporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has become an official supporter of the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). The CDSB will aid NCD with input and expertise in developing financial sector reporting on natural capital, based on principles ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... to have greater unrest, according to an analysis done by Maplecroft. "A strong legal and regulatory environment, high standards of health and education, respect for labour rights and access to quality infrastructure all contribute to economic growth ...

YES BANK signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Global Reporting Initiative's 3.1 guidelines. The bank said that as part of its commitment to adopting international standards and best practices, it is prioritising and promoting natural capital considerations as "vitally important" to the long term ...

Melbourne wins energy efficient built environment award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Melbourne's initiatives to create an energy efficient environment for retrofitting existing buildings and setting minimum standards for new buildings, leading to the highest density of new green buildings in Australia. "We know that sustainability and ...

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 ...