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GRI launches Reporting 2025 initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... crucial that we make sure our activities are leading to a sustainable global economy," said Michael Meehan, GRI chief executive. "This means that organizations must do more than merely produce a sustainability report. The data collected needs to empower ...

ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... the resolution to NAB's AGM after speaking with management and getting commitments from NAB, said Caroline Le Couteur, executive director at ACCR. CBA and ANZ made new commitments to providing new disclosure after the resolutions had been placed on their ...

GRESB appoints two non-executive directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has appointed representatives from Norges Bank Investment Management and NAREIT as non-executive directors to its board. Mie Holstad, Chief Administrative Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management, and Steven Wechsler ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp pilot microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... the insurance needs of lower income Australians and how to design a product to meet those needs, said Lisa Harrison, executive general manager, customer product and pricing, personal insurance, Suncorp Group. "This is relatively new, particularly in ...

Diversity Council Australia urges employer action in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Century. The report finds that Asian-Australians represent 9.3% of the Australian labour force, but only 4.9% are in senior executive levels, a situation that the DCA calls the "bamboo ceiling." There is a business case for increased gender and cultural ...

PRI announces new Advisory Council members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Luciane Ribeiro, CEO, Santander Brazil AM, for the emerging markets investment manager position; and Marcel Barros, executive director of benefits, PREVI, for the South America asset owner position. "I am pleased to welcome Geeta, Mark and Renosi to ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund launches Solar Finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... live with the product and we're going through a process of setting up a partner network," said Scott Bocskay, SMF chief executive. "There about 1.5 sq km of commercial roof space in city of Melbourne. We think there are a lot of buildings out there that ...

Financial System Inquiry recommends on impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... endorsed several methods to facilitate the development of the impact investment market in Australia. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) addressed a broad mission statement ...

NAB issues $150m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... with the additional benefit of being dedicated to financing climate change solutions," said Antony Cahill, NAB group executive for product and markets "This deal reinforces NAB's position as the largest debt financier of renewable energy in Australia ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... an opportunity for companies to articulate it better in ways that will resonate more clearly with the board and the executive team." Recent regulatory guidance are moving company disclosures to a more expansive, strategic consideration of risk and value ...