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Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... many groups to ascertain quite companies are doing to address their modern slavery risks." There is also growing collaboration with external stakeholders and there has been growth in policies and procedures dealing with modern slavery, Sinclair said. ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... paving a clear path for others to follow," said Ruben Langbroek, Head of Asia Pacific at GRESB. "Industry stakeholder collaboration and ambitious target setting are driving the region's leadership. To illustrate, the sector has explicitly acknowledged ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Alison Atherton, Research Principal at Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney By Alison Atherton, Institute for Sustainable Futures When sustainable ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... billion Turkish liras in financial support, to help them grow and, in turn, drive broader economic growth." The collaboration is part of IFC's strategy in Turkey to boost financial inclusion, especially for women entrepreneurs. IFC noted that in the ...

Pollinate Energy merges with US-based Empower Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Pollinate Energy, a social enterprise that provides affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums, is merging with U.S. based Empower Generation, creating a combined social enterprise that will operate in India and Nepal. Women Entrepreneurs ...

Future of mobility requires key action by business, policy makers: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... transition - market disruption; evolution of the workplace, customer journeys and how goods are moved around; and collaboration with government and other business to catalyse business action. "One of the big insights is that a lot of businesses are ill ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board issues TCFD aligned framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... sector has been sending to voluntary reporting organisations has been heard loud and clear: ensuring alignment and collaboration among the reporting frameworks and standards is critical to reach a tipping point in effective environmental reporting," ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Climate Leader Cristiana Figueres has unveiled the Green Bond Pledge, which calls upon cities, pubic authorities and corporations to increase the use of green bond finance for infrastructure investment programs. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... climate policy and thereby jeopardizing the long-term value growth of our pension portfolios. We see global investor collaboration as key in reaching better transparency on companies' political engagement."

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... social enterprise designed to provide funding for eye care centres throughout South East Asia. Alina Vision is a collaboration between the Fred Hollows Foundation, social entrepreneurs David Green and Ben Midberry, and Japanese pharmaceutical company ...