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Coca-Cola Amatil joins membership of BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Coca-Cola Amatil has joined the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia Coca-Cola Amatil is one of the largest bottlers and distributors of ready-to-drink beverages ...

PVStop International designs off switch to shut down PV solar panels in fire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
An Australian company has designed an off switch that will shut down rooftop PV solar panels from supplying electricity in the event of a building fire, with the intention of improving safety outcomes in fire situations. PVStop International has developed ...

Business has role to play in protecting human rights: Gillian Triggs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Australia lags Western democracies in its domestic implementation of international human rights commitments, and business plays an important role in the protection of human rights, according to Gillian Triggs, former president of the Australian Human ...

CEFC invests $30m in Woolworths Group green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $30 million in the Woolworths Group green bond, the first certified green bond issued by an Australian retailer. The $400 million green bond will help fund the Woolworths 2020 sustainability strategy. ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The rise of automation in recent years is driving the vast majority of Australian businesses to hire people with different skills, with the use of robotics and artificial intelligence set to increase or increase significantly over the next three years ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The majority of investors in the Asia Pacific region are aligning their ESG investment framework with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new BNP Paribas survey. Madhu Gayer, investment analytics and sustainability manager, BNP Paribas ...

Coca-Cola Amatil announces that 70% of bottles will be recycled plastic

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
Coca-Cola Australia and Coca-Cola Amatil has announced that 70% per cent of the plastic bottles manufactured for their use in Australia will be made entirely from recycled plastic by the end of 2019. This target will double Coca-Cola Amatil's use of ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
Investing in climate solutions can bring a low carbon transition premium for institutional investors, increasing the urgency for investors to gauge short term as well as long-term impacts of climate change according to new research from Mercer. Helga ...

NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
NZ Super Fund will divest from $19 million of investments in companies involved in the manufacture of civilian automatic and semi-automatic firearms, magazines or parts prohibited under New Zealand's tough new gun law. The move by the Guardians of New ...

Woolworths Group to become first Australian retailer to issue Green Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
Woolworths Group will issue Green Bonds certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Projects that could be supported by the bonds include the implementation of energy efficiency initiatives such as the installation of solar panels on the roofs ...