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Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... better financial futures. "Underneath the three core ideas are the 10 objectives and those objective are owned by the business," said Siobhan Toohill, head of sustainability and community, Westpac Group. "My team is here to support the business, but ...

United Nations recognition for Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... named the 2013 Lighthouse Activities under the UN's Momentum for Change initiative. 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 more ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... institutions constituency, and Keogh, head of sustainability - Asia Pacific and Australia, will be a representative for the business enterprise constituency. Their term will run from 2014 to 2016. The Stakeholder Council advises the GRI board on strategic ...

Natural Capital Declaration named biodiversity champion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity considerations across government, society and business." "We are extremely pleased to consider the Convention on Biological Diversity as our newest official supporter of the NCD," ...

bankmecu: integrated reporting develops integrated thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... pictures. It's there to tell a story." The process of developing an integrated report increased communication between business functions that can sometimes be "siloed". "It helped us develop our integrated thinking," Walsh said. "Producing an integrated ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... including the AU$100 million Energy Efficient Loan facility co-financed by CEFC with Commonwealth Bank for funding to smaller business, particularly the manufacturing sector, to upgrade facilities and equipment for energy efficiency purposes, while reducing ...

GRI launches 2013 taxonomy, online G4 support tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... by tagging sustainability data to make it machine-readable. The GRI Taxonomy 2013 is developed using XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). XBRL is the de facto standard for digital reporting in the financial reporting domain. By using XBRL ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
New Zealand investment management professionals will debate climate change and unburnable carbon among other topics at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) briefing in Auckland today. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The 4 th annual Responsible ...

ICMM members commit to adopt GRI G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... embraced the core option of the G4 guidelines because of the focus on key risks and opportunities most significant to their business through a rigorous and inclusive materiality process involving stakeholders. "Adoption of the core option will enable ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Companies see water as a substantive risk to their business, but they are focusing on "misguided" approaches to water-related risk management, according to the CDP Global Water Report 2013. The report is based on data given to CDP by 180 companies listed ...

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Podcast: Recruitment and salary outlook 2025

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In this episode of The Greener Way, Kaizen Recruitment's Simon Gvalda talks to Financial Standard managing editor Jamie Williamson about the current state of the job market for ESG professionals and offers tips around negotiating salaries and benefits.

Clean energy transition a top priority for productivity: PC

ELIZA BAVIN
The Productivity Commission has identified 15 priority reforms areas to boost productivity, with a focus on investing in cheaper, cleaner energy.

Green moves: Chief Executive Women, Hearts & Minds, Rabobank

ELIZABETH FRY
The Hearts & Minds chief executive will depart after less than a year in the role, while Rabobank brings on a sustainability lead and the ACSI head joins the Chief Executive Women board.

Australians reject net zero targets, polling claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
New polling suggests Australians are still not convinced a move to net zero is in their best interests, much preferring the government focus on affordability and reliability.

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