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Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Climate Bond Initiative has released its prototype Climate Bond Standard, a screening tool that certifies bonds as contributing to the delivery of a low carbon economy. In its first stage, the Climate Bond Standard lists wind energy investments ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
ANZ has reported an increase in employee engagement and has integrated its human rights standard into its training program, but disclosed a slight decrease in the percentage of women in management, against a backdrop of group net profit after tax of ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With the increasing demand for sustainable fixed income investments on the rise, fund managers are creating funds that invest in so-called "green bonds" - bonds with investments in projects such as renewable energy developments. While it is possible ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... comprehensive program across the group," the report said. "Our aim is that as these issues mature, they should become part of our standard business practices." For 2012, the bank's sustainability objectives on the customer front include implementing ...

Global Reporting Initiative calls for G4 public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has called upon organisations and individuals globally to participate in a survey that will guide the development of the next generation of its guidelines. The first comment period on the G4 guidelines is open until ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Elders, the rural services and automotive components supply company, recorded a lost time injury frequency rate (LITFR) of 6.3 for its rural services division, as compared to 5.60 to September 2010, and reported an effluent leak at one of its Victorian ...

LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... NSW, has been used in a commercial building application, LGS said. "We had a broad scope of investigation to reach the standard of upgrade that we were seeking," said Brian Churchill LGS property portfolio manager. "The Australian technology fit the ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Responsibility for the Mining and Metals Sector in Developing Countries. The handbook uses the ISO26000 Social Responsibility Standard as its basis and defines social responsibility as an organisation's ownership for the impacts of its decisions and ...

Low Carbon Australia relaunches Carbon Offset Guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has relaunched the Carbon Offset Guide website, which provides information on carbon offset providers in Australia. Low Carbon Australia, EPA Victoria, and the University of Queensland have developed the guide as a comprehensive ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... report accompanying the 2011 annual report. "Recent regulatory changes in Regulatory Guidelines (RG165) require a higher standard of complaint recording and handling, and we seek to resolve complaints at the first point of contact," the bank said in ...