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Community Sector Banking hires new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... for more than 15 years in roles including head - customer led connections, responsible for the development and implementation of the bank's "strategic direction for online banking, social media and mobile commerce," according to his LinkedIn profile. ...

GRESB launches Health and Well-being Module

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... GRESB Health & Well-being Module includes 10 new indicators that will draw out information on, needs assessment, implementation action and performance monitoring. The module has two primary areas of focus: (1) the promotion of health and well-being for ...

CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. The CEFC finance will allow the University of Melbourne to accelerate the implementation of "of innovative energy efficient and renewable energy technologies, including voltage optimisation, freezer upgrades ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... transition happen." The guide features a map of tools and guidance that can support investors and their managers with implementation of ESG and climate risk strategies, said Martin Bruhl, RICS president. "Professional standards are a means to fulfil ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... compromises. The outcome contains flexibility to build ambition over time, and while its effectiveness will depend on implementation, I think international diplomacy and pressure will get things done." The progressive nature of the agreement means that ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... director, ACCSR. "Action is relatively limited. Policies are being developed, approaches are being thought through, but implementation is an emerging story." The survey found that businesses focus human rights efforts where they have direct operational ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... pension funds, where he was responsible for the development of responsible investment policies for pension funds and implementation of responsible investment and integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors across all asset classes. ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... tax, KPMG The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a time table to address the implementation of Base Erosion and Profit Sharing (BEPS). This includes 15 areas for identifying and curbing aggressive tax planning and ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... principles of the International Integrated Reporting (IR) framework for the second year in a row, and VicSuper views the implementation of GRI and IR as part of the fund's wider corporate responsibility mission, said Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper's corporate ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... trust, Learmonth said. "We are in the process of adding to the team in terms of origination of transactions and implementation, and to generally upscale systems and support this because this is a very meaningful, substantial investment for SVA," he said. ...