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Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... to hear from us." In the process of applying IR, Stockland found that one area of the framework that needs further development is around assurance and audit, McEwan said. "We're working closely with the auditing group and the assurance group on what ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... commercial opportunities, and increasing cultural awareness within the bank. Glen Brennan, head of Indigenous finance and development at National Australia Bank NAB has set the overarching ambition to "become the bank of choice of Indigenous Australia," ...

IGCC releases reports analysing climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... that are low-carbon vehicles. They're not going to have a lot of direct investment options. Local funds need product development. That becomes easier once policy setting reflect the actual environmental task."

Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... stage of expanding the business." Gales has extensive experience in social investment - he has been involved in the development of social benefit bonds in NSW and in the establishment in the Phoenix Fund in the UK to support small enterprises in disadvantaged ...

City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... financing deal that will fund the construction of a gas-powered trigeneration plant to provide energy to an upcoming development. Inside the trigen plant room: Niall McCarthy director of Eureka Funds Management, City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... examples of how companies are moving on climate change ahead of government policy action. This is also evident in the development of "green" products and services such as hybrid and electric cars, high capacity batteries, wind turbines, solar cells and ...

RobecoSAM to use CDP questions in DJSI questionnaire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability. CDP and RobecoSAM are the de facto raters for business progress on climate change and sustainability and this development will bring high quality data together for use in the DJSI." The CDP uses its questions to produce the annual Climate ...

UN Global Compact, GRI most cited CSR instruments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... CSR statements included the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines, ISO 26000, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ...

CEC to partner with American Council on Renewable Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... and share information with our U.S. colleagues is evidence of the CEC's national leadership in clean energy policy development, and we look forward to the opportunities this partnership will unlock for the clean energy industry in both countries." In ...

GRESB hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... publication of the annual survey results. She will also represent GRESB at events and will be responsible for strategic development of GRESB's benchmarking services. Quispel joins from Jones Lang LaSalle, where she had previously been head of sustainability ...