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Pollinate Energy to partner with Powershop

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Pollinate Energy also is setting up to launch in its second city, the organisation has confirmed to The Sustainability Report. Pollinate Energy is "looking closely" at Hyderabad as the second city, among other options, Seller said. "Hyderabad has similarities ...

EY buys Net Balance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... clients and work, as well as opportunities to work in Asia Pacific and more resources, Jeyaretnam told The Sustainability Report. Net Balance brings "expertise and experience across the sustainability value chain, expertise working with the public, private ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... capital for investment in social enterprises, but fund managers and business incubators have long told The Sustainability Report that the challenge is in building the businesses to a stage where they have the capacity to receive investment. Social investment ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... 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, but she ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... 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
... presenting the SIVA model in an ESG workshop organised by GTQ International in Sydney in September. The Sustainability Report is a media partner of GTQ International. "SIVA uses a limited number of quite simple steps and connecting points to build what ...

Christian Super to merge with Australian Christian Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... our membership - an increase of 20% - which is fantastic," Peter Murphy, CEO of Christian Super, told The Sustainability Report. "The second thing is that we get the potential to grow our fund organically. The Australian Christian Churches have been ...

GRI undergoing governance process to become standard setter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is reorganising its governing bodies to strengthen its role as a standard setter for sustainability reporting. The changes will result GRI separating out its advocacy work from the standards-setting work and lead ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... officer for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at Northern Trust Asset Management, met with The Sustainability Report while in Australia this week. He traced asset owners' interest in managing ESG exposure as a risk management approach ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst, Inflection Point Capital Management Noble recently spoke with The Sustainability Report regarding his role with Inflection Point, a boutique investment firm with operations in London and Paris. It has established ...