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CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The progress to reduce carbon emissions within supply chains is stalling, even as more companies are recognising climate risk in their supply chains, according to research from CDP and Accenture. In Collaborative Action on Climate Risk, the supply chain ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The increased interest in using debt and equity instruments to fund social enterprises in Australia is leading financiers, investors and government bodies to consider various vehicles for financing businesses from within the community, including a category ...

Pangolin Associates hires Sam Phua

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... meet the increasing demand for a range of verification and assurance services that make up a significant part of our business." Pangolin services include mandatory and voluntary schemes such as the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Act ...

Paladin Energy, Swala Energy join EITI Supporting Companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... According to its web site, Swala "currently holds substantial equity in assets in Tanzania and Kenya and has an active business development program in Sub-Saharan Africa." Supporting companies are crucial to the EITI, said Jonas Moberg, head of the EITI ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... a dividend, so the question for us is how we communicate detail around how we protect and steward the capital in the business." At Stockland, using the Integrated Reporting framework meant increasing the focus on reporting on material financial and non-financial ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... report. David Rickards, Social Enterprise Finance Australia According to a report produced by the University of Sydney Business School, misperceptions that impact investments means sacrificing return, a lack of consensus on how to "assess and position ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Bangladesh and Cambodia - will those costs savings on wages always be there? From a sustainability perspective, if a business model relies on underpaying workers, it's hard to see the sustainability of that in the long term, just pragmatically."

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... only for CDP and our cities program, but for the environment. Across all areas of government, both national and local, business and investment, action on sustainability is gaining momentum."

ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... in assets under management. Waring was hired by ICGN in 2008 as chief operating officer, responsible for building the business after rapid membership growth. She was promoted to acting head in 2011, after the departure of Carl Rosen in June 2011. "Kerrie ...

Integrated Reporting framework launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... objective. The overall objective is informed by stakeholder perspective. If that top-level governance body that oversees the business isn't turning its mind to the integrated report, how is it going to support integrated thinking at the top level of ...