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Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... this week. The inquiry will be chaired by David Murray, former Commonwealth Bank chief executive and former chair of the Future Fund board. Good Shepherd Microfinance's provider network includes 246 community organisations across 650 locations in Australia ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Australians have a healthy relationship with money, cultivating prosperous communities and the bank's role in leading a future focused nation. Wealth of Opportunity is a narrative designed to communicate the bank's commitment to putting corporate responsibility ...

ARENA funds UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... and suburbs, providing an exciting opportunity, particularly for renters, to get involved in Australia's renewable energy future," Ison said. "ARENA's support helps take this promising and committed part of the Australian renewable energy sector forward." ...

Australian mining companies report on human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... seeking opportunities outside of Australia, Boele noted. "There's a significant trend in Australian-based miners where the future growth is from what is known as exotic, developing countries," Boele said. "There can be systemic human rights abuses, and ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Group's 2013 annual review and sustainability report benchmarks the banking group's performance against financial, social and environmental indicators based on its new sustainability strategy announced in February. The bank reported 2013 cash ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... energy efficiency and low emissions technologies. It was funded with AU$10bn and announced as part of the Clean Energy Future package to encourage private investment, help overcome capital market barriers to commercialising clean energy technologies ...

GRI launches 2013 taxonomy, online G4 support tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... the latest iteration of the G4 Guidelines, which have been revised and enhanced in order to reflect important current and future trends in the sustainability reporting landscape." The GRI Taxonomy 2013 was developed in collaboration with Deloitte, GRI ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... long way to go with that." That gap is likely to persist, Spiller noted. "My sense is that there is... for the foreseeable future, there's potentially a gap between where some institutions perceive their fiduciary responsibility and interpret the challenges ...

IGCC welcomes CCA draft report on emissions targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... substantial emissions reductions in just seven years. "If Australia is to move to deeper emissions reduction targets in future, it would be better to decide sooner so that policy settings can support these outcomes," Pegan said. "We know that achieving ...

Investors ask companies for information on fossil fuel exposures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... initiative. "We would like to understand [the company's] reserve exposure to the risks associated with current and probable future policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050," according to the template letter to oil and gas companies. ...