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Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... and their active engagement with companies, issuers and regulators around the world. While there have been normative standards around governance, the standards around environmental and social considerations are still evolving, and will bring a source ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), it becomes even more critical for organizations to participate in standards such as CDP to document their commitment to climate resiliency," said Robert Francisco, president at FCS. "Our sustainability ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... note: This article is updated throughout with comment from Lois Cuthrie, CDSB executive director) The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has expanded its reporting framework to include more information on natural capital calculations - forest ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... such that the risk is shared between the investors and the government. Community bonds fall would have to adhere to the standards in the Corporations Act, which regulates how organisations issue bonds. "These things would all require disclosure under ...

IIRC, SASB to collaborate on compatability of frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) will work together to achieve complementarity and compatibility in their respective frameworks. Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO Jean Rogers, SASB ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... disclosure of the green project assets financed by the bond and on the management and flow of proceeds, rather than setting standards for the greenness of the organisation behind the bond. "The principles do not opine on the greenness of the company," ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has joined the I nternational Climate Bond Standards Board. IGCC represents more than 85 European institutional investors, with total funds under management of approximately EUR7.5 trillion. ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... lot of codes that have come out of the UK and a few other markets, and part of this for us is seeing those governance standards introduced into Australia as well. So we are working with industry groups to review stewardship standards here too." The Global ...

GRI, RAFI to collaborate on human rights reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... measure and manage human rights impact and to scale up the contribution business makes globally to improving human rights standards." RAFI also looks forward to working with GRI, said Caroline Rees, president of Shift and speaking on behalf of the RAFI ...

Local Government Super property portfolio manager retires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... (2013). "Brian has played an integral role in bringing our property portfolio to meet and exceed some of the highest ESG standards inside and outside the superannuation industry," said Peter Lambert, LGS CEO. "The benefit of the years of service and ...