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Net Balance urges co-benefits approach for carbon offsets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... technical difficulties in the varied social, environmental and economic co-benefits, potential increase in project development and delivery time due to additional monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) requirements, potential additional project ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... lives are improved, they're customers for life," he said. Stockland has made improving liveability a part of their development managers' KPIs, and has had to educate employees as to what that means. "We're in the process where we have this information ...

VicSuper chooses SSgA for active global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... relationship for many years on a number of different investment strategies," said Peter Mitchell, SSgA director of business development for Australia and New Zealand. "This program is unique in that ESG principles will be integrated into the stock selection ...

WBCSD named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has been named an official supporter of the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global ...

ARENA funds UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... and a National Community Energy Congress, Frischknecht said. "Community energy projects encourage regional economic development, create local jobs and encourage community support for renewables, helping the development of other projects across Australia," ...

Australian mining companies report on human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... analysis of the company against the ten principles of the International Council on Mining and Metal's Sustainable Development Framework. MMG is an unlisted mining company headquartered in Australia with mining operations in Australia, the Democratic ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... which is the main funding vehicle for the DAP. EY notes in a briefing that there is "considerable scope for policy development ahead of its proposed 1 July 2014 start date." "In terms of the challenges, they will be around how the baselines will be set ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... van den Hurk, senior reporting manager sustainability, Rabobank, Lemarron Kaanto, corporate affairs and community development manager, Tata Chemicals Magadi, Nilesh Moodley, group sustainability manager, Liberty Group, Roberto Pedote, vice president ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... reducing carbon emissions. The fund also pointed to the CEFC's co-financing of Sundrop Farms' 20 hectare greenhouse development near Port Augusta, SA, "which will use solar-thermal technology to desalinate seawater to provide irrigation, and to heat ...

GRI launches 2013 taxonomy, online G4 support tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... presents the complete content of the G4 Guidelines with a dynamic and easy-to-navigate format, GRI said. G4 Online's development was supported by General Electric and Itaipu Binacional. "G4 Online will make the experience of reporting easier," said Nelmara ...