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EY issues call to action to companies over social license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... license to operate or if they are running a "corporate trust deficit." Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader EY recently issued Is your social license operating?, a paper which outlines three imperatives for corporate executives. ...

RIAA conference to consider impact of consumer demand for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... consumer insights, including a plenary session led by Mobius Group which, for years, have undertaken research on sustainability themes including sustainability products," O'Connor said. "As part of that, something we will be talking about in great depth ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... the high number of participants in the first assessment. Ultimately globally consistent standards for assessing sustainability performance should stimulate sustainability developments in the sector as a whole".

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... business strategies. The SDGs came into effect on the 1 st of January 2016. One year has almost passed, and The Sustainability Report met up with the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ to discuss how they are integrating the SDGs into their business ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... ground research to look at the global garment industry's supply chain risks, factory standards, productivity and sustainability, as well as assessed impacts of potential labour costs and the impact of China's new environmental laws, particularly those ...

Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership to offer director program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... is offering a non-executive director programme for the first time in Melbourne next year, as an extension of its sustainability training programmes for corporate executives. Terence Jeyaretnam, EY The CISL's Prince of Wales's Business and Sustainability ...

The Sustainability Report Podcast: Mans Carlsson-Sweeny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report is pleased to present the first episode of its new podcast: The Sustainability Report Podcast. On this episode of the podcast, we're talking human rights impacts on companies supply chain, and what risks they can pose to investments. ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... annually. Quality adds an uncorrelated set of data because quality analyses different indicators, Hunstad told The Sustainability Report at the time. The importance of governance seems to have a stronger impact on the long-term risk return profile of ...

BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... investors and corporations have a major role to play. This is the idea behind the Goal 17 Partnership for the Goals. Sustainability is at the core of BNP Paribas' strategy - we want to deliver long term solutions for our clients and do business which ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... climate resilient business model," Pfeifer said. "Likewise, that they must engage with policy makers to ensure sustainability is placed at the heart of the industry's future." The guide outlines seven steps that investors expect automotive companies ...