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Paris Agreement refers to mitigation co-benefits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... co-benefits. "On first blush, Article 4 may provide scope for support of projects that deliver co-benefits such as indigenous employment, cultural strengthening, biodiversity, etc," she said. "While there is work to be done by parties in the pre-2020 ...

ASX companies report shared value strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... rate." As part of the survey, companies were asked to identify the social issues they focused on. Respondents cited employment, education, homelessness, disability, health and indigenous disadvantage, but there was no clear relationship between the sector ...

Teachers Mutual Bank win AB +F ESG award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... criteria for the award include environmental protection, respect for human rights, continuing improvement of working employment conditions, social commitment, responsible attitudes with suppliers and customers, and transparency and effectiveness of corporate ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... women and 18.1% of ASX300 directors are women. Meanwhile, Industry Moves, an online database providing research on employment moves and trends in institutional and retail financial services has analysed public sector and industry funds with more than ...

GRI, Fundacion ONCE launch disability reporting guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... minority group. To a large extent these individuals are marginalized in our societies, in particular when it comes to employment," said Michael Meehan, GRI chief executive. " Disability in Sustainability Reporting is designed to empower organizations' ...

Government retains gender equity reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... that were due to commence in April. Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia Senator Eric Abetz, minister for employment, and Senator Michaelia Cash, minister assisting the prime minister for women, announced the changes to reporting guidelines ...

Westpac commits to recruiting 400 Indigenous university interns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... were sitting down and working through the Reconciliation Action Plan, our reflection was about creating more than just employment, but creating careers," said Siobhan Toohill, head of group sustainability and community at Westpac. "How do we support ...

Diversity Council Australia urges employer action in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... DCA calls the "bamboo ceiling." There is a business case for increased gender and cultural diversity and increasing employment access to people with disabilities, Annese noted. "The only thing that will make business leaders take initiatives in the area ...

KKR invests in Sundrop Farms expansion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... helping draw in private sources of funding to enable innovative projects to proceed, generating new economic activity and employment in regional areas." The CEFC commitment accelerated the project, Saumweber said. "Without the CEFC we would not have ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... purposes and the export market and our finance activities in this sector will help develop local industries, generate new employment opportunities and achieve emissions reductions." See Also: RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities