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| | | Perceived risks to Australia like climate change, inadequate R&D investment, demographic challenges and infrastructure fragility present opportunities to the country, and not just threats. James Allt-Graham The Australia Report 2012 is a broad-based ... |
| | | | Climate change is the top perceived risk to Australia, with inadequate R&D investment, flooding, storms and cyclones, demographic challenges and infrastructure fragility also figuring in a list of top 10 risks based on their likelihood of happening ... |
| | | | American college and university endowments have a weak understanding of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing strategies, trends and opportunities, according to a report by the Tellus Institute. US college and university endowments manage ... |
| | | | The Australian government has launched a $70m Coal Mining Abatement Technology Support Package, aimed at developing technologies and processes to aid the coal industry. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson The package provides funding for three areas ... |
| | | | Regulations governing energy efficiency in the property sector across the European Union need to be addressed to overcome split incentives, to aid in refurbishing existing built stock and to exploit opportunities for sustainability improvements throughout ... |
| | | | Shareholders in retailer Woolworths Limited will be asked at a November extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to vote on a motion demanding the company limit the poker machines they own to AU$1 bets. GetUp, the activist group behind the campaign to curb ... |
| | | | Ed. note: substantially updated throughout with comment from Valda Wheeler, SIA Foresters Community Finance subsidiary Social Investment Australia (SIA) has launched a new fund offering financing to non-profits seeking to buy property. SIA has launched ... |
| | | | The majority of Asia-Pacific investors in private equity monitor, or expect to monitor, general partners' environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies, in contrast to 70% of European investors and 27% of North American investors, according to ... |
| | | | The accountancy profession has an important role to play in how companies integrate sustainability into strategy and reporting, and accountants need to consider sustainability issues from a number of perspectives, according to two professors from the ... |
| | | | The development of an Australian water accounting standard means that companies will be able to provide disclosure about water rights and obligations in a financially meaningful fashion, at a time when Australian companies are coming under scrutiny ... |
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