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Sedex Global partners with World Bank Institute on platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... standards, environmental footprints and governance practices." Sedex, which operates an online database of ethical and sustainable supply chain data that allows suppliers to share performance with buyers in areas such as labour, health and safety, environment ...

Don Henry named fellow at University of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... climate change policy in terms of alleviating poverty and developmental concerns." Henry will work at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute. He served as CEO of ACF for 15 years and was recognised as the Prime the Prime Minister's Environmentalist ...

Sustainable Business Australia named WBCSD global partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainable Business Australia (SBA) has been selected as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's (WBCSD) Australian global partner. SBA will work with WBCSD as part of its global network to "collaborate on business solutions to complex ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... number of those organisations, we saw that Iman was credible and gone a fair long way of establishing themselves as a sustainable operation." The second aspect of Iman Operation's situation was that the financing will go to growing existing operations ...

IFC, Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... help mitigate climate change and allows China's private sector to profit from these opportunities." IFC has worked in sustainable energy financing in China since 2006 and has provided loans of US$783 million through its partner banks to 178 energy-efficiency ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... bonds into the Australian market denominated in Australian dollars," said Talieh Williams, manager, Governance and Sustainable Investment, UniSuper. "We were attracted to the World Bank green bonds because they are AAA rated and we believe that these ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... responsibility, were analysing sustainability mega trends and their associated risks and opportunities, and were looking at sustainable products and services as a long term investment," BITC said. In companies where sustainability engagement permeates ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... agreement demonstrates the EU's strong commitment to corporate transparency and sustainability - supporting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and paving the way for a sustainable global economy." The directive did not stipulate the reporting framework ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... we'll be among global banking leaders working in partnership to support soft commodities markets to operate in a more sustainable way," Toohill said in a statement. "It provides a framework for us to explore new ways to support our corporate customers ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... line" said Victoria Whitaker, head of Australia for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In a joint statement with Sustainable Business Australia, GRI noted that by introducing Recommendation 7.4, ASX joins Bovespa Brazil, Johannesburg Stock Exchange ...