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YES BANK signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... extremely pleased to have become active members and signatories to the Natural Capital Declaration," said Rana Kapoor, MD and CEO, YES BANK. "Natural capital considerations should be at the epicentre of all business and financial decisions. At YES BANK ...

GNDI comments on proposed Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... entity manages those risks and how they determine their success in managing those risks," said John Colvin, chair of GNDI and CEO of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). "However, we have significant concerns that should Integrated Reporting ...

Corporates should look beyond CSR to creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... There are business benefits to integrating social programs into business strategy beyond enhanced reputation, according to the CEO of Opportunity International Australia. Robert Dunn, CEO, Opportunity International Australia Integrating social programs ...

Foresters Community Finance starts social entrepreneur fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... of the changing social landscape, with both social enterprise and social entrepreneurship on the rise, said Belinda Drew, CEO Foresters Community Finance. "We are seeing more and more social enterprises emerge which is great news for Australia's social ...

City of Melbourne, NAB, Eureka Funds Management sign EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... of the signed EUA document: Peter Morley, power of attorney for Eureka Funds Management (project lender); Kathy Alexander, CEO City of Melbourne; Vince Juliano, Zagame (building trustee) (photo courtesy of Sustainable Melbourne Fund) The EUA was negotiated ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... specialists are saying boards are more receptive to speaking to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO In the lead up to the 2013 annual general meeting (AGM) season, AMP Capital has released its biannual corporate governance ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... building's owner, it is considered less risky. The EUA structure could be adapted to fit residential projects, said Scott Bocskay, CEO Sustainable Melbourne Fund, which oversees and monitors the EUA process in the City of Melbourne. "When we first started ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... action on climate change in the business community," said Andrew Petersen, a spokesman for Businesses for a Clean Economy, CEO of Sustainable Business Australia. "A long term-price on carbon facilitates investment and supports the transition to low carbon ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... independence from management, according to a survey from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO ACSI's Board Confidence Survey: A Report on Institutional Investor Confidence in Boards of S&P/ASX100 Companies (BCS) ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... eligibility criteria for solar assets under the Climate Bond Standard and Certification Scheme. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO The criteria specifies the amount of non-solar fuel back-up, or hybridization allowed for projects such as concentrated solar ...