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SIRIS placed into administration, company confirms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Independent sustainability research firm the Sustainable Investment Research Institute (SIRIS) has been put administration, the company confirms. "We've been trying for about 18 months to find what we've referred to as a strategic investor, where what ...

Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... monitoring impact investment returns Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective SEFA: developing sustainable loan portfolio, social financing sector

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... has put a stake in the sand by making this 'transparent brand' concept part of their business philosophy with their Sustainable Living Plan (SLP). They want to double the size of their business without any increase in the organisation's impact on the ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... climate change as a strategic long-term risk despite the lack of political consensus. Andrew Hoffman, professsor of sustainable enterprise, University of Michigan Impacted by extreme weather events and guided by changing consumer demand and pressures ...

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia's first six-star green star new office design building - CH2 - which is now leading the way in environmentally sustainable design. But our commitment to sustainability doesn't end there." Melbourne City Council is also working with the city's ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... helps the cash fund rate. On the equities and growth funds side, we're more focused on blue chip organisations with sustainable dividends. The thing about the dividends is that not for profits have the ability to get a refund on franking credits. When ...

bankmecu to offer environmental upgrade agreement finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) and bankmecu have announced that the customer-owned bank will become a provider of finance for environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). graphic courtesy SMF bankmecu said that it would consider lending on terms as far ...

UN Global Compact, GRI most cited CSR instruments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... guidelines and principles. Those included the guidelines noted above. "If we are to truly achieve the transition to a sustainable global economy, there is an urgent need for all companies to embrace sustainability disclosure," Fogelberg said. "The question ...

CEC to partner with American Council on Renewable Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... 43.5GW in 2009 to 85.7 GW in 2012 as a result of innovative policy and finance strategies. "As countries develop more sustainable energy to power the world economy, international cooperation on renewable energy is vitally important," said Admiral Dennis ...

GRESB hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability, in particular in advising large institutional investors and managers regarding the practical implementation of sustainable practices" said Sander Paul van Tongeren, executive director at GRESB and senior sustainability specialist at APG ...