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Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Investor appetite for climate-related investment opportunities continues to grow, with 90% of investors surveyed by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) saying they are implementing low carbon strategies. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative has established the technical working groups that will set the roadmap for "realigning the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic outcomes for the country." Simon O'Connor ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... transparency. Outland Denim achieved an A+ ethical grade with more Australian brands including Kookai, Cotton On and Country Road achieving an impressive A- grade. More apparel companies are participating in the report's survey, and are providing more ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The big four banks, Australia's largest superannuation funds, insurance companies and industry groups have launched the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, a collaborative group to steer investment towards human wellbeing, social equity and environmental ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... institutional and geo-trade perspective, this is the next iteration of sustainable development." The EU is further down the road on sustainable development, while in Australia, innovation is being led by finance and business, Petersen said. "There's' ...

Core Civic, GEO Group flagged for ESG controversies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... participants have joined with the broader Families Belong Together coalition. Besides Center for Popular Democracy and Make the Road New York, other NGOs including Moms Rising, In the Public Interest and others have joined. It can be likened to Australia's ...

United Nations Development Programme launches SDG Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched SDG Impact, an initiative designed to help channel private investment and capital into the achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "As outlined in the Secretary-General's vision ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Australia and New Zealand's real estate sector has outperformed other regions in environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance for the eighth year in a row, according to the 2018 GRESB benchmark. (Source: GRESB) This year, the region achieved ...

WorldGBC launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... of carbon emissions equivalent (CO 2 e) from their buildings by 2050. That is the equivalent of 44.7 million cars off the road for one year. Signatories are required to "evaluate their current energy use and associated emissions across their portfolios ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... representatives of a more targeted campaign, called Corporate Backers of Hate and led by the Center for Popular Democracy and Make the Road New York, protested outside of J P Morgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon's house last week. According to a media report ...