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GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... to get the emissions down more is by looking at energy supply issues. This is where the power of the city really has an impact, because a lot of cities don't necessarily control the source of their energy supply, or they have some power but not a lot ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... to AU$66,000 to place a child in foster care, and avoiding that outcome, and the resulting positive social and financial impact on the state is the basis of the bond's return calculation. "Measuring the progress has been a tricky one, because you have ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... discussion relatively quickly after the election." Anticipating a repeal of the carbon pricing legislation, Citi examined the impact of repeal on various ASX-listed companies. The biggest beneficiaries from repeal will be coal miners and aluminium/alumina ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... The fund does consider environmental, social and governance in its investment process, but does not measure the social impact of its investments, he said. "Our priority is, first and foremost, to be a professional investor seeking to maximise retirement ...

Greens call on Future Fund to divest from coal companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... coal companies driving global warming. We know that if we burned all Australia's coal reserves it would have a dramatic impact on our climate. Global warming is already increasing our risk of floods, bushfires, heat waves and dangerous storms, so why ...

Pollinate Energy brings solar lighting to urban slums

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Pollinate Energy, a not-for-profit social enterprise, is working to provide affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums. Pollinate Energy's founders. Co-Founder Kat Kimmorley in centre of front row. Pollinate Energy has developed a business ...

Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
With the prospect of a continued low-return investment environment looming, institutional investors should examine the benefits of creating and preserving fairer long-term value in their invested capital, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... being used by stakeholders. "Certainly businesses in the extractives sector have a responsibility to be clear about the impact the business has on the communities in which we operate," McLean said. "I think that's a fundamental obligation of business. ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has published the newest version of its sustainability reporting guidelines, G4, at its annual global conference. G4 is a significantly revised document and places stronger emphasis on materiality and will encourage ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Treasurer David Bradbury said that Australia's EITI pilot will end in the middle of this year, and government will assess its impact. "Australia has agreed to undertake a pilot in relation to the EITI and we are working through that pilot," Bradbury ...