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Majority of Australian participants want mandatory sustainability reporting: ACCSR survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... last year's new theme of examining the ways in which organisations are taking on board the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For the second year, organisations are reporting that they are moving past the initial stage of studying the SDGs and mapping ...

Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an enormous opportunity for companies to deliver sustainable solutions, and identifying new opportunities should be a key reason for business involvement in the SDGs, according to Alice Cope executive ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... in 2015, aims to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity worldwide via the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This initiated a new wave of thinking about Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Investing. The Sustainability Report ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... companies in the MSCI World Index derive less of their revenue from activities related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) than their peers in the rest of the index, according to MSCI. Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI The ...

Principles for Responsible Investment discuss agenda for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... the next 10 years, including an agenda for increased reporting as well as alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "In April we're going to release our blueprint for responsible investment for the next decade which will outline all the ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Palmer said. "There's been a lot of discussion around additionality. Going back to, if impact investing or investing to the SDGs is about meeting unmet needs, how do you do that? Part of the discussion has been about how do we define that term, and is ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... which is not the case - it's prudent risk management." ACCSR will continue to focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its annual State of CSR Review. "The SDGs will continue to be very important for all kinds of organisations," Black said. ...

Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... are taking, but also by doing this, Australia can achieve its commitments as a member of the G20," she said. "Achieving the SDGs - all of these things are being built into our approaches, along with creating a community of best practice."

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
In the year since the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Australia's Big Four banks have been mapping their performance against these goals and which goals are relevant to their business strategies. The SDGs came into ...

BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... with a "clear, positive net impact on sustainable development linked to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Inclusion in the index based on Vigeo Eiris' Equitics methodology which maps the SDGs against the companies' products ...