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EY issues call to action to companies over social license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... "executive remuneration, tax transparency, market power, vertical integration, trading personal information and zero-carbon business models," which are all central to sustainability strategies. EY also highlighted the imperative for companies to outline ...

CEFC identifies Australian states with best incentives for bioenergy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has identified New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as having policies that create an incentive for the deployment of energy from waste and bioenergy ...

Shell Scenarios on pathways to net-zero emissions

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
Global oil and gas producer Shell is exploring how a net-zero emissions future will impact on their business strategy, using plausible futures scenario predictions to aid in their decision making. Shell's company strategy now and into the future is ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... assessment, which examined a total of 185 infrastructure entities that included 51 funds and 135 assets covering a range of business activities including operations of ports, airports, toll roads, conventional and renewable energy and social infrastructure. ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire chief operating officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... will have overall operational responsibility for key projects and for "operationalising the strategic plan and annual business plans across the PRI," PRI said, and will provide coordination across the senior management team and will have direct responsibility ...

SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Controversial Weapons Index. It excludes more than 10 companies in its parent index, the MSCI World Index, which have significant business activities involving tobacco as well as those engaged in making cluster bombs, landmines, chemical and biological ...

Carbon footprint impacts on company share price: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... "When we hear about investment policy especially h how it relates to blanket divestment of certain industry lines or business lines, I guess our first thought is, ok, you're probably getting a lot of the way there in terms of thinking about a smart way ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia's Big Four banks have been mapping their performance against these goals and which goals are relevant to their business strategies. The SDGs came into effect on the 1 st of January 2016. One year has almost passed, and The Sustainability Report ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
Fast fashion garment brands globally as well as in Australia are facing a potential "inflection point" to their business model, with pressures from increased labour and environmental costs predicted to impact on how companies access factories overseas ...

Connecting off-grid communities with renewable tech: AllGrid Energy

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... system and 10 kWh battery - 10 usable hours" for the price of AU$16,500. The Oasis Project is being endorsed by Indigenous Business Australia. In Manungurra for example, IBA provides the Manungurra Corporation with the necessary funding to provide a ...