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GRI names Michael Meehan new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... technologies. "Michael has a longstanding commitment to the sustainability field with a strong presence in technology and business reporting," said Christianna Wood, GRI chairman. "Having demonstrated entrepreneurial leadership, strategic vision, as ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
With the repeal of the carbon pricing mechanism passing through the Australian Senate this week, companies that were liable for paying for their carbon emissions will now begin the process of unwinding their arrangements and calculating how direct and ...

Quantifying intangible assets to manage, drive company value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... a company's value comes from intangible assets, valuation and management becomes ever more important. "If you're in a business development or sales area, for example, you know you're going to get a contract if your quality is good, your reputation is ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Itau Unibanco, and the Inter-American Development Bank. It stresses that banks need to see creating shared value as a business strategy, rather than a public relations exercise. "It is a decision to move away from peripheral engagement with society through ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... This is CDP's fourth cities report. Of those 207 cities reporting this year, 76% report that climate change could impact business. Cities are aligned with their businesses in recognising climate change risks - 75% of the most severe physical risks from ...

Global Reporting Initiative hires chief of staff

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... management team to "plan and formulate GRI's strategy going forward and supervise the implementation of departmental business plans," GRI said. She will also work with departments and teams responsible for fundraising, outreach, network relations and ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... provision. A safe harbour provision would allow company directors to release prospective information without breaching the business judgment rule - statutory and common law responsibilities that require directors to act with "reasonable care and diligence ...

Christian Super to merge with Australian Christian Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Christian Super will merge with Australian Christian Super in October, the fund has announced. "We get a strategic increase in our membership - an increase of 20% - which is fantastic," Peter Murphy, CEO of Christian Super, told The Sustainability Report. ...

University of Sydney Business School adopts CAER research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The University of Sydney Business School will utilise CAER's environmental, social and governance research, CAER has announced. Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO The University of Sydney's Business school has taking out an ongoing subscription to the CAER service ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... management1. In his new role, Mamadou will engage with Northern Trust partners across asset classes, geographic regions and business units to build scalable, profitable solutions to client needs." Sarr joined Northern Trust in 2011 as a senior product ...