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AMP Capital, Goodman join GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... integrated commercial and property group with US$21 billion in assets under management. "A global expert in functional business space and logistics, Goodman's sustainability vision is focused on creating long-term relationships with key stakeholders ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian companies. "The issue of human rights is related to supply chain, and has been elevated since the UN principles for Business and Human Rights were published a few years ago. There is an increasing understanding of/attention to human rights ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... financial intermediaries are focused on deals that will bring investment up, and the social enterprises are busy creating business and making an impact. The banks and other entities are developing financial products, but they've all got their heads down ...

CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The progress to reduce carbon emissions within supply chains is stalling, even as more companies are recognising climate risk in their supply chains, according to research from CDP and Accenture. In Collaborative Action on Climate Risk, the supply chain ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The increased interest in using debt and equity instruments to fund social enterprises in Australia is leading financiers, investors and government bodies to consider various vehicles for financing businesses from within the community, including a category ...

Pangolin Associates hires Sam Phua

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... meet the increasing demand for a range of verification and assurance services that make up a significant part of our business." Pangolin services include mandatory and voluntary schemes such as the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Act ...

Paladin Energy, Swala Energy join EITI Supporting Companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... According to its web site, Swala "currently holds substantial equity in assets in Tanzania and Kenya and has an active business development program in Sub-Saharan Africa." Supporting companies are crucial to the EITI, said Jonas Moberg, head of the EITI ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... a dividend, so the question for us is how we communicate detail around how we protect and steward the capital in the business." At Stockland, using the Integrated Reporting framework meant increasing the focus on reporting on material financial and non-financial ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... report. David Rickards, Social Enterprise Finance Australia According to a report produced by the University of Sydney Business School, misperceptions that impact investments means sacrificing return, a lack of consensus on how to "assess and position ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Bangladesh and Cambodia - will those costs savings on wages always be there? From a sustainability perspective, if a business model relies on underpaying workers, it's hard to see the sustainability of that in the long term, just pragmatically."