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NAB endorses natural capital declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... become a signatory of the Natural Capital Declaration, which affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and ...

Wesfarmers recognised at Australian Sustainability Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... to Ethical Investor magazine. "It also boasts a formal Ethical Sourcing Code, an extensive energy efficiency drive, sustainable packaging as well as a diverse and well-integrated community partnerships programs." Australian Ethical's Smaller Companies ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... mechanism to de-risk the investment from the investors' point of view," said Scott Bocskay, chief executive of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund, which administers environmental upgrade finance on behalf of the City of Melbourne. "It delivers to a building ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... competitiveness in the Australian steel manufacturing industry to assist it transform into an increasingly efficient and sustainable industry in a low carbon economy," according to the Australian government. The government's Coal Sector Jobs Package ...

Rio Tinto, government partner for Pilbara governance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian government and Rio Tinto Iron Ore to help ensure a landmark native title agreement in the Pilbara delivers sustainable benefits for Indigenous people. The partnership will see the Australian Government and Rio Tinto deliver key native title ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... compliance audit program, which principally covers suppliers of Woolworths' own brand line. The majority of the company's sustainable retailing measures were aimed at suppliers of the own brand line - Woolworths' animal welfare policies, fair trade policies ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... seeking to integrate sustainability into core business strategies. In Business briefing series: 20 issues on building a sustainable business, co-authored with KPMG, the institute presents steps, from integrating the consideration of externalities stakeholder ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With the increasing demand for sustainable fixed income investments on the rise, fund managers are creating funds that invest in so-called "green bonds" - bonds with investments in projects such as renewable energy developments. While it is possible ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... pointed to its five-year old research and education partnership with Bond University through the Mirvac School of Sustainable Development, which includes a Masters program that has been tailored for Mirvac Staff. See Also: Mirvac Group net profit up ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... against meaningful metrics, particularly institutional investors and the growing retail market for "ethical" and "sustainable" superannuation funds. To that end, Bradbury pointed to the International Integrated Reporting Committee's work to create a ...