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EY buys Net Balance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
EY has bought Net Balance in a move that will see Net Balance staff integrated into EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services team. "This move to acquire Net Balance is about boosting EY's existing services to ensure we have the capability to ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... democracy where we have a better share of the distribution of responsibility and benefits and in which we factor in the sustainability of humanity." The challenge isn't finding capital for investment in social enterprises, Addarii said, but rather in ...

CDSB consultation finds broad support for framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... probably more easily see what we're proposing," Guthrie said. "If you've worked primarily with voluntary reports or sustainability reports, it may be a little more difficult to see what we're proposing, but we will be provide clarity on this in the next ...

Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
A total of 43 ASX200 companies assured their sustainability data in 2013, according to research from Net Balance that also finds an emerging trend of companies assuring human rights disclosures in addition to environmental data. This is Net Balance's ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... useful institutions to target to accomplish wider social and environmental aims. King's presentation, which The Sustainability Report has seen, focuses on a myriad of financial, regulatory and reputational risks that tobacco stocks present to funds ...

RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... defines core responsible investment as "ethical, socially responsible, impact investments, community finance and sustainability themed investments." "For the first time, although it is starting from a low base, we are seeing a step up in demand," said ...

GRI names Michael Meehan new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has hired Michael Meehan as its new chief executive. Meehan is a sustainability CEO and entrepreneur and has led companies in several countries, including Carbonetworks from 2004-2010 and iVeridis Corporation from ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... investor confidence," said Rowan Foley, general manager of the Aboriginal Carbon Fund, in written comments to The Sustainability Report. "Without the carbon price it will be much harder to make the case to start projects - this will hurt all carbon agribusinesses ...

Quantifying intangible assets to manage, drive company value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Creating a valuation of companies' intangible assets, including innovation, brand, productivity and sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance should be a "bottom-up" approach that is aligned with management accounts ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... decision to move away from peripheral engagement with society through isolated corporate philanthropy, CSR, or sustainability programs," said Michael Porter, co-founder of FSG. "It is an opportunity for banks to capture business value by enabling and ...