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Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... announced that she will step down as CEO at the end of October, but she is quick to note that until she leaves, it will be "business as usual" for her and for ACSI. She has been at ACSI for five years, and says there has been progress in both investors ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... has hit the ground running by providing finance for two wind farm projects and expanding an existing fund that provides business loans for energy efficiency upgrades. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The AU$10 billion CEFC officially started making investments ...

Report: majority of businesses prefer floating carbon price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian Labor Party as leader and then re-established as prime minister, he indicated that he was willing to listen to business calls to move to a floating emissions trading scheme earlier than 2015. The survey also found that 87.7% of businesses ...

Algae.Tec signs agreement with Macquarie Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... to grade A jet fuel. "Our agreement with Algae.Tec is another example of MacGen finding creative ways to improve our business and improve our environmental performance," said Russell Skelton, Macquarie Generation CEO and managing director. "Its new technology ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... accidents, they can also pose a reputational risk to retail companies that source from similar factories and can also pose business risks in terms of production delays and quality issues. According to the ACSI research, the sub-sectors that are most ...

CBA receives upgraded score in EIRIS sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... assessment of a company's sustainability impacts with an analysis of management response to ESG risks. The report, Risky Business - a global spotlight on corporate sustainability discusses the leaders, laggards and overall performance of the world's ...

CDP extends partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... capabilities helping participating suppliers develop and implement carbon and climate change strategies that enhance business innovation, strengthen customer relationships and drive cost savings," said Nigel Topping, chief innovation officer, CDP. "In ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... guidelines to provide disclosures and indicators on economic, environmental and social impacts that are material to their business. "There has clearly been a shift in the discussion," he said. "It is no longer only about how sustainability reporting ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Cities that undertake initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are reducing costs, potentially attracting new business and economic growth and taking steps aimed at improving the health of their residents, according to a report from CDP. The CDP ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... to a lot of employer groups and that's something we emphasise," said Adam Kirk, Australian Ethical general manager - business development. "We have found connections with a range of different companies that we deal with that have strong values around ...