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AECOM employees to support Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... environmental, energy and economic challenges," he said. "Our people are extremely passionate about improving liveability, sustainability and connectivity - in their own communities and around the world - and we are glad to support innovations and programs ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... optional frameworks that REITs can choose to use, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), ISO14064 - Greenhouse Gases, National Australian Built Environment Rating Systems (NABERS), and the ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... closely aligned with Net Balance's ambition to enable and accelerate resilience, efficiency and innovation through sustainability in organisations right around Australia, irrespective of their size and financial capacity," said Terence Jeyaretnam, executive ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has announced new partnerships and members as it is evaluating responses to the 2013 survey. IVBN, the association for Dutch institutional investors in the real estate sector, has become a partner. ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... adequate water. "Smart investors and companies know how damaging inaction can be," said Gianluca Manca, head of sustainability at Eurizon Capital in a statement accompanying the report's release. " It is critical for metals and mining companies to integrate ...

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... said. "We're really thinking about both the opportunity to implement it, and how to think through its long term sustainability in the regional context," Walsh said. "The first round of agreements is on the ground, and we can start picking through what ...

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... the UN and our industry to support best practices in corporate governance and transparency related to corporate sustainability," said Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext. "We lead by example by running our business in an environmentally responsible ...

Local Government Super selects SSgA for equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... will conform with LGS's environmental, social and governance investment principles, said Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability at LGS. "We have had a long relationship with State Street - they have managed a passive equities mandate for us which was ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Triodos, which operates a debt fund, considered a defensive investment, Christian Super had previously told The Sustainability Report. "From our perspective, micro-insurance was a logical next step in terms of providing financial services to people at ...

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... an important role to play in restricting the supply of capital to those who do not adhere to such principles of sustainability. The damage to the brand and reputation of companies implicated in this transgression is potentially enormous". The working ...