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Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... for reporting risk management for the financial sector across climate risk," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of Sustainable Business, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development Australian Network Partner. " The way it has been done and the approach ...

Pollinate Energy to open operations in fifth city - Kanpur

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... weekly income for families living in unelectrified homes in Kanpur is 1367 RS (AU$28.50). Pollinate Energy has developed a business distribution model that follows the pathways developed by the spread of mobile phones in India to sell solar lights in ...

Carnegie Clean Energy to participate in global partnership to push Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Unreasonable Goals, with the aim of "accelerating and achieving" the SDGs. Carnegie Energy has been selected to lead global business in achieving Goal 7 - affordable and clean energy. "It is an incredible honour to be recognised by the US State Department ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... climate change by not investing in companies that hold fossil fuel reserves used for energy purposes or whose principal business revenue is derived from direct fossil fuel activities; minimise social harm by not investing in companies that are materially ...

Sustainable Platform assesses database of companies against SDGs, performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... sustainable itself.' approach, we ask, 'does the company meet the definition of sustainable development and how does its core business affect the SDGs.' When you do that you end up with a simple, fact based approach that people can understand, is transparent ...

GRI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch new Indo-Pacific program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... development. "The STIR Indo-Pacific program is the next step in GRI's continuing commitment to promoting sustainable business practices in the Indo-Pacific and helping Asia take a leading role in corporate transparency," said Teresa Fogelberg, GRI deputy ...

Community Sector Banking recertified as B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... transparency, accountability and social and environmental performance that they've maintained while running a successful business," said Charlie Syme from B Lab Australia and New Zealand. "As the first banking service to be certified as a B Corporation ...

VicSuper affirms status as a tobacco-free superannuation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... domain, Vigeo Eiris examines companies' strategy and, where appropriate, the measures they undertake to transform their business model in due time in order to substitute alternative and sustainable products and services in the production and commercialisation ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... include more than 843,000 hectares of plantation forestry and land, Timberlink wood processing, sales, and distribution business, the forest management business Forico, and the international timber marketing business New Forests Timber Products. New ...

Australasian Investor Relations Association developing ESG engagement guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... some of the major ESG investor experts say, companies should understand what ESG issues are of most relevant to their business and report on those issues."