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Algae.Tec signs agreement with Macquarie Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... agreement with Algae.Tec is another example of MacGen finding creative ways to improve our business and improve our environmental performance," said Russell Skelton, Macquarie Generation CEO and managing director. "Its new technology is improving a traditional ...

CBA receives upgraded score in EIRIS sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Electronics and JP Morgan Chase & Co. have both been downgraded from a C to a D. EIRIS noted 'a sharp decline in its environmental management score' for JP Morgan 'as the company no longer outlines its full environmental management system'. Samsung Electronics ...

CDP extends partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... comprehensive, standardised fashion. The scores allow the 65 members of the CDP supply chain program to benchmark environmental performance, examine practices and develop year-on-year performance improvements. "Partnering with FCS makes perfect sense ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... and will encourage organisations that use the GRI guidelines to provide disclosures and indicators on economic, environmental and social impacts that are material to their business. "There has clearly been a shift in the discussion," he said. "It is ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Cities that undertake initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are reducing costs, potentially attracting new business and economic growth and taking steps aimed at improving the health of their residents, according to a report from CDP. The CDP ...

Barclays and MSCI launch ESG Fixed Income Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Barclays and MSCI have launched a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) fixed income indices based on three categories of strategies. Laura Nishikawa, vice president and head of fixed income ESG research, MSCI ESG Research The Barclays ...

Bill McKibben urges super funds to divest from fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Environmental activist Bill McKibben has met with superannuation funds during his recent Australian tour, pressing the economic and moral case for investors to divest from fossil fuel companies. Bill McKibben, co-founder and chairman of the board of ...

NAB, bankmecu win at Australasian Reporting Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... our investors - who are also our customers - the value they receive from their bank across financial, social and environmental performance measures," Walsh said. "At bankmecu we believe in a more responsible approach to banking and part of that includes ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... aligned with NGS Super's community-based values, said Anthony Rodwell-Ball, NGS Super CEO. The fund does consider environmental, social and governance in its investment process, but does not measure the social impact of its investments, he said. "Our ...

Greens call on Future Fund to divest from coal companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The leader of the Australian Greens party has called for the Future Fund to divest its investments in coal companies. Senator Christine Milne "Earlier this year the Future Fund ditched its tobacco investments in response to a campaign led by the Greens," ...