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ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
ASX50 companies are identifying sustainability-related megaforces that will impact their businesses' future, but most companies focus on tactical rather than strategic responses to those megatrends, according to a report from the Global Reporting Initiative ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... diversified fixed interest portfolio made up of government, semi-government and corporate bonds that conform to Altius's sustainability policy. The fund screens out bonds from issuers whose primary business activity is at odds with the fund's defined ...

Sustainalytics considering expansion into Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... have a great client base here, and it's growing, both on the asset owner and the asset manager side," he told The Sustainability Report in an interview. "We've strengthened our business in NA, throughout Europe, throughout Asia, and while we've been ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Property developer and manager Mirvac has reported on the first six months of a new integrated sustainability strategy that stretches out to 2030 and includes targets of becoming "net positive" on water and energy. Paul Edwards, group general manager ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... for its Kmart and Target divisions, and increased the number of women in senior roles to 29%, according to its sustainability report. Wesfarmers has grouped ten community and environmental impact principles into five areas - people, sourcing, community ...

International Integrated Reporting Council launches Public Sector Pioneer Network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... "Integrated Reporting provides a framework to enhance transparency and accountability, linking social responsibility and sustainability to the long-term resilience of an organization. UNDP is delighted to participate within the Pioneer Network, and contribute ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental services of AU$8 billion and new commitments around disclosure of carbon emissions as part of its 2014 sustainability report. Siobhan Toohill, Westpac The group reported a 12% increase in net profit to AU$7.561 billion for the 12 months ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... To mitigate the need to disclose new information, CDP works with the Global Reporting Initiative, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the Carbon Disclosure Standards Board and other organisations to harmonise the questions as much as possible. "A non-disclosure ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... government factors. This fossil fuel free policy extends to the cash allocation, but Verwey previously told The Sustainability Report that there is adequate supply in instruments from smaller banks and mutual banks that have identified themselves as ...

GRI to implement new governance structure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Reporting Initiative (GRI) will adopt a new governance structure from January 2015 that will include the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GGSB), which will develop and approve sustainability reporting standards. As part of the new governance structure ...