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CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... reduction targets with a target or a completion year further out than one year." Charter Hall Group, Commonwealth Property Office Fund, Qantas Airways and Sims Metal Management reported absolute emission reduction targets with a target year of 2016 or ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Creating shared value (CSV) in companies and not-for-profits can unlock powerful social and economic returns, but requires internal champions that can integrate the approaches into organisational strategies, and can be a challenge when it comes to defining ...

CDP: companies unaware of deforestation supply chain risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Companies around the world are unaware of deforestation risks in agricultural commodities because of lack of traceability in global supply chains, certification challenges and regulatory uncertainty, according to CDP data. Launching the CDP Global Forests ...

WBCSD named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has been named an official supporter of the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global ...

ARENA funds UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Enterprises Network Limited, Backroad Connections Pty Ltd, Alternative Technology Association, Community Power Agency, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Total Environment Centre, Embark and Sustainable Regional Australia.

Natural Capital Declaration named biodiversity champion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) has been named a Biodiversity Champion by the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). CBD recognised NCD for its contribution to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
New Zealand investment management professionals will debate climate change and unburnable carbon among other topics at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) briefing in Auckland today. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The 4 th annual Responsible ...

Video Panel: Integrating ESG in Fixed Income Investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Bill Hartnett, Local Government Super, head of Sustainability, Adam Kirkman, AMP Capital, head of ESG, Managing Director's Office, Michael Salvatico, MSCI ESG Research, vice president, client coverage Asia, and Norman Tweeboom, Barclays, head of index ...

Ethinvest rallies support for BHP Billiton board candidate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... supporting Dunlop's candidacy based on his credentials as both a climate advocate - he was a member of the Australian Greenhouse Office Experts Group on Emissions Trading from 1998-2000 - and because of his experience in energy resources, infrastructure ...

GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Christianna Wood has been named the new chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative board, and six directors have been named to the board. Wood takes over from outgoing GRI Chairman Herman Mulder. She is a member of the board of the International Integrated ...