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IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... work together to substantially and cost-effectively reduce methane, black carbon, and HFCs." Fabian noted that the Australian context differs from other markets when it comes to natural gas production. "I think the Australian story is different to the ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... adapts language from International Financial Reporting Standar ds. Guthrie also highlighted initiatives such as the Australian Water Accounting Standards Board (WASB)'s Australian Water Accounting Standard (AWAS) as examples of local standards that can ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Alembakis, Publisher of The Sustainability Report, the panel featured Kelly Christodoulou, ESG Manager, Investments, Australian Super, Michael Salvatico, Vice President, MSCI ESG Research, Roger Urwin, Advisory Director, MSCI; Global head of Investment ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian social enterprise and impact investment sectors are growing, but the process of building a pipeline of sustainable social enterprises that are developed enough to attract debt and equity financing is still painstaking. There is still ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... falling, they're reviewing the returns they get from cash and they're looking at other options. Our growth and our Australian equities fund will continue to pay more than the cash fund- this surprises people." Walsh noted that interest rates are at historical ...

Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Current ventures supported by SVA with operations in WA include the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), Beacon Foundation, CareerTrackers and The Song Room.

BCCM forms task force to examine public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... will build on the initial report prepared by BCCM last year, The roles for co-operatives and mutuals in delivering Australian public services. "The evidence from other jurisdictions and Australian case studies suggests that co-operatives and mutuals ...

AMP Capital, Goodman join GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... FGR, the largest independent residential fund in the Netherlands with a market value of â,¬3.7 billion. See Also: Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... value metrics of community investment programs, according to expert practitioners. Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility These themes are interrelated and draw in other issues, including policy uncertainty ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Blackburn-Wright, former head of social innovation for Westpac, and Rosemary Addis, former social innovation strategist at the Australian Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), have launched a company that will consult and ...