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Technology to push sustainability reporting forward: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Technological developments and greater access to data will mean companies will be held accountable in real time for their reporting, strategies and management of sustainability issues, according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Nelmara Arbex ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... to be beneficial as well." The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) was involved in the discussions around ANZ's development of the book, and made an initial AU$75 million commitment to invest in the bond, but investor appetite was so strong that ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... ACCSR has released the 2015 State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand Annual Review, which analysed the stages of CSR development in organisations and the role of the chief sustainability officer (CSO) within the organisations. This year, ACCSR classified ...

Carbon Trade Exchange sells EU arm to EEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia and the US. In his role at CTX, Velasquez will be responsible for the global sales team, advising clients on the development and implementation of carbon offset strategies, and managing key client relationships. As a result of Velasquez's hire ...

GRI appoints Eric Dugelay to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... leader of Global Sustainability Services in 2014. He is also director at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), working on the subject of assurance of sustainability information. Dugelay replaces retiring GRI Board member Eric ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... future but instead unlock a healthy and prosperous one that delivers the twin aims of climate stability and reliable development for the poor and the needy." The Investor Platform for Climate Actions is a joint project of the Institutional Investor Group ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... want to better track the way that we refer people and make sure we're having that rounded, more holistic community development approach." Mooney noted that of the 1500 workers affiliated with the NILS and StepUP program, more than 1200 are volunteers ...

Pollinate Energy to open Kolkata office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... slums, is expanding its operations into Kolkata, its third city in India. Alexie Seller, national manager - business development and operations, Pollinate Energy Pollinate Energy has developed a business distribution model that follows the pathways developed ...

VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... By becoming a signatory, VicSuper has committed to "understanding natural capital considerations and supporting the development of methodologies to integrate them into investments, as well as working towards natural capital accounting and reporting frameworks," ...

PRI hires Nathan Fabian as policy director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... will take up his new role in London on 30 June. As director of policy, Fabian will be responsible for the further development and implementation of PRI's policy work stream, and will support PRI signatories in identifying and overcoming "barriers that ...