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Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... may not be disclosed in any other context. To mitigate the need to disclose new information, CDP works with the Global Reporting Initiative, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the Carbon Disclosure Standards Board and other organisations to harmonise ...

Barclays, MSCI launch green bond index series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... index series is based on a four-factor assessment - use of proceeds, project evaluation, management of proceeds, and reporting. There are other, additional fixed income index criteria that are applied to the screened universe to identify index membership ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... infancy much progress has been made to enhance its credibility such as the setting up of standards such as IRIS (Impact Reporting and Investment Standards) or labels such as GIIRS (Global Impact Investing Rating System)," Christensen said this week while ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... There is a business case for reducing deforestation. But what we're measuring on our data that we've collected from our reporting companies is that there is an inconsistent approach at both the commodity level and at the supply chain level as well. We ...

GRI to implement new governance structure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) will adopt a new governance structure from January 2015 that will include the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GGSB), which will develop and approve sustainability reporting standards. As part of the new governance ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... are providing data analytical services to assist clients in this process. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance, BNP Paribas Securities Services The increased awareness of ESG concerns is manifested by a growing number ...

CDSB publishes final draft of expanded framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has released the final draft of its expanded reporting framework. The new CDSB framework will be launched in March 2015. This second, draft version of the standard incorporates comment provided to the initial ...

bankmecu MD discusses integrated reporting implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Companies and multilateral banking institutions are considering the role that Integrated Reporting (IR) can play in enhancing transparency and financial stability, with bankmecu's managing director participating in a panel discussion on the topic at ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... happening in ASIC with RG 247, and also aligns with the ASX Corporate Governance Council. It's also in line with other reporting guidelines like Integrated and sustainability reporting." APRA has gone further than either ASIC or ASX in harmonising the ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... achieving the targets and goals around environmental and social performance." UNSW reported its performance using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 guidelines, an approach that Magner favoured, but one that carried complications for the university ...