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Climate Bonds Initiative releases Marine Renewable Energy Criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... member. "Scaling up marine renewable energy is an important part of the WOC work in support of the Sustainable Development Goals, and was a key topic at the WOC Sustainable Ocean Summit in 2016, as it will be again at this year's SOS in Halifax in late ...

Brambles talks sustainability strategy, Sustainable Development Goals and natural capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... financial year. The goals in Brambles' sustainability programs are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular: SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, noted Juan Jose Freijo, global head of sustainability ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... with Australia addressed a number of global sustainability challenges, like those outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals That program finished at the end of 2016. Prior to that, from 2011-2012, the government allocated AU$400,000 to GRL Focal ...

Westpac, Mirvac named as global leaders in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... spending that goes beyond legal obligation. The CSA also shows that while companies are aware of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), "companies, governments and investors alike want to understand both the positive and negative externalities inherent ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... they think about the impact of their portfolios and report back to their members on that. Do the Sustainable Development Goals become a useful framework for that? We hear a lot more about the Sustainable Development Goals from our members."

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... noted that as an emerging trend, 19 ASX200 companies (9.5%) referred to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals in their reports and 17 of these reported at a "Detailed" or "Leading" level. However, the survey found that 16 companies did ...

VicSuper joins Financial Inclusion Action Plan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... National Financial Literacy Strategy, and also provide a "meaningful and tangible link into the UN Sustainable Development Goals," VicSuper said. The aims of the FIAP Trailblazer program align with VicSuper's existing advice and communication services ...

Carnegie Clean Energy to participate in global partnership to push Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... program backed by the U.S. State Department and Unreasonable Group to focus on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The U.S. State Department and Unreasonable Group have partnered to produce Unreasonable Goals, with the aim of "accelerating ...

Sustainable Platform assesses database of companies against SDGs, performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... version of the system to see what matters for performance, but they can also match that with the Sustainable Development Goals and their client values. This increases customer approval and is truly aligned with people's understanding of what sustainability ...

GRI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch new Indo-Pacific program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... with Australia addressed a number of global sustainability challenges, like those outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals That program finished at the end of 2016. n.Prior to that, from 2011-2012, the government allocated AU$400,000 to GRL Focal ...