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MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... other thing of note is that Stockland is the only one out of the 18 that mentioned the UN SDGs as part of their sustainability reporting. They used that, not necessarily as targets, but to explain how their activities are relating to the SDGs."

GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board appoints chair, new members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
​​The GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) has appointed a new chair and six new board members, including Robyn Leeson of STR Consulting in Australia. Judy Kuszewski, chief executive of Suncroft International, is ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Katherine Christ of the University of South Australia and Roger Burritt of the Australian National University Dr Katherine Christ and Professor Roger Burritt Roger Burritt, ANU ...

Teachers Mutual Bank joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... and develop sustainable, values-based banking practices around the world. Teachers Mutual Bank has an integrated sustainability strategy - it benchmarks its community investment goals against the London Benchmarking Group standards. Teachers Mutual has ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Bribery, corruption, and pushing for increased corporate transparency are themes cited by sustainability and engagement specialists as key themes for 2017. Susheela Peres da Costa, deputy managing director, Regnan - Governance Research & Engagement ...

University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... become carbon neutral before 2030 and achieve zero net emissions from electricity by 2021, under its newly launched sustainability plan. Under the new Sustainability Plan 2017-2020, the University of Melbourne has outlined steps it will take across four ...

Escala Partners choose Ownership Matters to provide proxy advisory research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... environmental and social research and advice, Roux said. "There is a strong case to be made that environmental and sustainability, while not uncorrelated with governance, is different," she said. "Governance is accounting standards, remuneration, and ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
ETF provider BetaShares has launched a sustainability-themed ETF based on global stocks that are selected based on a broad set of ethical screens. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI) ...

Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank has appeared in the top 10 list of the G100 Sustainability Index, one of only two Australian companies to make it in the top 100. Kylie Macfarlane, general manager of corporate responsibility. CBA CBA was ranked sixth in this year's ...

Northern Trust Asset Management launches GRESB-based real estate index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... real estate portfolios and infrastructure assets, using more than 40 specific indicators across seven aspects of sustainability to assess real estate companies. "The environmental performance of buildings has been shown to have a clear link with the ...