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IFC to permit structuring of loans in accordance with Green Loan Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA), and were adopted in March 2018 and extended in December 2018. They are voluntary guidelines that seek to provide clarity and consistency on what constitutes a green loan. Developing countries currently account ...

GRI marks 20th anniversary of first draft guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Reporting Initiative (GRI) has marked its 20th anniversary since launching its first draft sustainability reporting guidelines. The GRI noted that 20 years on, 93% of the world's largest companies by revenue report information on their ESG, of which ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... would say about the Modern Slavery Act is that it has more teeth than the one in the UK. First one is, the reporting guidelines are mandatory, so you have to report on a certain number of things which in the UK was left a bit open, more like a recommendation. ...

ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Five sectors of ASX200 companies - mining, financial services, construction and property, food, beverages and agriculture and healthcare - are most at risk of exposure to modern slavery, according to new research commissioned by the Australian Council ...

ACCR planning to lodge resolutions at Santos, Woodside Petroleum AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... these associations and review their memberships." Gocher noted that Woodside has committed to report along the TCFD guidelines, but had yet to issue a report with those disclosures. The possible two resolutions are the first in ACCR's 2019 AGM campaign ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... related information to investors and name-checked the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as guidelines that can assist in this regard. "The report is useful," George said. "We're cautious of any move to mandate particular responses. ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... line with the ICMA Green Bond Principles 2018 (GBP), Social Bond Principles 2018 (SBP) and the Sustainability Bond Guidelines (SBG)a around the four pillars of use of proceeds, process for asset evaluation and selection, management of proceeds and reporting. ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Growth, the UK Green Finance Taskforce, Canada's Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, China's Green Credit Guidelines, Norway's Roadmap for Green Competitiveness in the Financial Sector and Indonesia's Sustainable Finance Roadmap. "The finance ...

ASX200 stocks with strong ESG performance outperform: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... market at large, Vamos said. That has implications for the current review of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Guidelines, which adds additional recommendations around disclosure of material ESG issues. "Regnan's vision and our mission is to ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... packaging sustainability performance framework, built on a comprehensive review of existing international standards and guidelines from organisations such as The Consumer Goods Forum, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and the International Standards ...