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Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Companies are reducing their energy costs with audits that unlock a combination of solutions including upgrades, process improvements and examining energy demands, according to Pangolin Associates. Pangolin Associates conducts energy audits as part ...

Net Balance/ECO-Buy merger looks to impact strategy, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
As Net Balance and ECO-Buy continue the process of integration brought on by their merger four months ago, Net Balance reports that they are exploring ways to offer services that match the supply chain to environmental capacities. Cameron Neil "It's ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The overall superannuation industry has not done enough to make investment decisions that take environmental, social and governance impacts into consideration, and it is not only possible but imperative to do so, two fund professionals said at the annual ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are looking to engage with superannuation funds and their individual members as they seek to effectual environmental and social changes, with varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Most large Australian companies are struggling to find strategic responses to climate change adaptation challenges, "apparently paralysed by short-term profit first thinking, uncertain political risks and a corporate culture unused to volatility and ...

GRESB hires new head of Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark has hired Ruben Langbroek as head of Asia, responsible for strategic development in the region. Langbroek will strengthen and develop GRESB's relationship with institutional real estate investors, fund ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Building the impact investment sector will require coordinated action to grow what is currently a nascent market, a conclusion that has led interested organisations in the financial services sector to set up a financial services forum to address this. ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
The social and economic return of the StepUP micro-loan program run by National Australia Bank and Good Shepherd Microfinance is equal to $2.68 for every dollar invested, according to a report by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI). Good Shepherd Microfinance ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand companies lag global and UK peers in the Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index), a leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility. The CR Index ranks and compares companies - public, private, partnerships, franchise ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
There have not been any recent, fundamental changes to the identified environmental and social risks of coal seam gas (CSG) production, but there are growing concerns over the risk of fugitive gas emissions and the impact on water supply and if regulatory ...