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Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... the example from the UK, where a 'green workplaces' campaign by the Trades Union Congress has resulted in organisations training 1,300 'green union representatives' to conduct audits, identify energy savings and represent workers on workplace environmental ...

Pollinate Energy sells 10,000th solar light

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... to that greater 10,000 number.... [The Kolkata office] also has three women starting up, and they are doing the early training." Pollinate Energy previously told The Sustainability Report that women earn around 200 rupees a day on average and men can ...

Telstra publishes 2015 Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... digital world. We reached almost 117,000 people through our digital literacy programs, including providing face-to-face training for 32,000 people." Telstra reported saving over 35,000 tonnes of carbon emissions trough project initiatives, and reduced ...

NZ Super Fund releases PRI report, assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... positive investment opportunities. The report is welcome recognition for the effort we have devoted in recent years to team training and integrating responsible investment considerations into individual roles and accountabilities." In 2014, the PRI launched ...

IIRC releases Competence Matrix for IR training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has released a competence matrix with a global approach to training in Integrated Reporting (IR). The Competence Matrix uses a principles-based approach to establishing learning outcomes that build ...

SVA Commonwealth Bank partner on education toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... building on the work of Australian researchers, and has been developed with the Victorian Department of Education and Training and the UK's Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). SVA has been selected as an external expert and independent body to manage ...

Pollinate Energy to open Kolkata office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... and Tao Van Wieringen - to take over leadership roles in Kolkata. It is expected that the first Pollinators will start training and sales over the next year, according to Pollinate Energy. "We saw that Kolkata had a similar size market to Bangalore ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... frameworks and they like options for action, and so this serves that need." Last year, IGCC and Mercer released a video training module featuring superannuation trustees and professionals acting in a trustee board meeting role-play that considers concrete ...

Companies consider implications of new ASX principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... sustainability risk in the principles has prompted discussion and activity by companies, Fox said. "The secretariat is providing training around the idea of disclosing [sustainability risks], and companies are engaging parts of the business that might ...

School for Social Entrepreneurs holds NDIS training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia, and SSE's Accelerator program will incorporate the organisation's capability-focused "action-learning" approach to training. The NDIS Accelerator Program will be a series of face-to-face workshops, sessions with experts, government representatives ...