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Infrastructure Capital Group launches Australian Renewables Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... well." ARIF already contains three brownfield assets, and Laidlaw said that most new projects likely to be in the development stage. "There's enough opportunity for investment - that's not the issue," Laidlaw said. "It's more about getting one's head ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... also respond when there is a problem." Previously, Stewart Investors commissioned research from ISF that led to the development of a packaging sustainability performance framework. Stewart Investors commissioned ISF to examine packaging sustainability ...

Digitalization a megatrend with risks as well as opportunities: Morphosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... business (EB): Transformation of the public exposure of organisations; Liberated developments (LD): Transformation of development and construction; Reinvented streets (RS): Transformation of urban mobility and form; Troubled minds (TM): transformation ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
Nearly two thirds of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) member organisations consider human rights material, but only 23% of companies mention a specific human rights strategy in their sustainability reports. Andrew Petersen ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... profile, making better decisions and leading the solutions that are laid out in the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." Hewson is an economic and financial expert with experience in academia, business, government and the financial ...

New Forests joins World Business Council on Sustainable Development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
New Forests has joined the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). David Brand, New Forests CEO New Forests joined the more than 200 other businesses in the organisation, with particular focus on the WBCSD's work in relation to climate-smart ...

ACSI names Kate Griffiths to executive manager role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... outcomes. The rules that govern markets and the conduct of companies sometimes prioritise short-term thinking. Our policy development and advocacy activities are undertaken with the aim of increasing alignment between financial system and regulatory ...

United Nations Development Programme launches SDG Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched SDG Impact, an initiative designed to help channel private investment and capital into the achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "As outlined in the Secretary-General's vision ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... compared to 24% globally. "In addition, regional leaders have expressed their commitment to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals, implement the TCFD recommendations, and are increasingly focusing their attention on social sustainability," ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... latest ESG index fund and ETF," said Evan Ong, managing director, Asia ETP and listed derivatives strategy and business development, FTSE Russell. "This new values-based index forms part of the FTSE Global Choice Index Series and helps meet the growing ...