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Australian grain industry poised for export gains: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... food, beverages and agribusiness global diversified industries The agriculture sector is currently undergoing change at a pace not seen since the 1960s, said Michael Whitehead, ANZ sector head of food, beverages and agribusiness global diversified industries. ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... will use sustainability as a criteria for customer selection, particularly the ICT industry, with a lot of suppliers in the pace. They are aware that their ability to win contacts is predicated on their performance." Despite the vulnerability of certain ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... at their very core are supposed to be managing money for the long term. In particular with the toxic policies and the slow pace of politics, activism is surging and blossoming in this space. The pressure from students will continue to grow, but what's ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... 68% of respondents said water issues pose substantive risk to their business and 75% said there are opportunities. But the pace of action does not match the perception of risk - 38% of respondents asses water risks in both direct operations and supply ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... investors towards fossil fuel investments and the increasing number of divestment decisions - that's the change that's gathering pace." Evaluating the risks of climate change and implementing decisions based on those risks is consistent with the statutory ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... associated with the upgrade. Bocskay noted that the EUA structure is modelled on a US vehicle, Property Assessed Clean Energy ( PACE ) which was intended to finance retrofits to residential property. PACE has expanded to include commercial property in ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... efficiency and renewable energy projects in commercial properties, EIC uses Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Finance (PACE) and property tax laws to provide "long-term market rate financing for clean energy commercial and multi-family building ...

ACCSR: Australian CSR integration is too little, too slow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... as the Global Reporting Initiative and the UN Global Compact, practitioners at the coal face are frustrated with the slow pace of change, the lack of leadership at the top and the public policy environment," said Leeora Black, ACCSR managing director. ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... of these approaches." Bocskay noted that the EUA structure is modelled on a US vehicle, Property Assessed Clean Energy ( PACE ) which was intended to finance retrofits to residential property. "In the US, PACE finance started at the residential level ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) finds that there is a persistent two-speed pace when it comes to ASX200 companies' ESG disclosures - more companies than ever reporting to a detailed or comprehensive standard, but almost half ...