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WBCSD, CDSB, Ecodesk to develop The Reporting Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and Ecodesk are developing The Reporting Exchange, which will be a free global sustainability reporting knowledge platform. The Reporting Exchange ...

Mirvac marks strategic process in 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Property developer Mirvac is continuing to implement its sustainability strategy by working towards a plan to shape the future of place, conducting an analysis of its supply chain and assessing its community impact in the 2014/2015 financial year. Paul ...

CDP Names Climate A List in 2015 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... companies received A grades. Two Australian companies made the Climate A List - Dexus Property Group, and Investa Office Fund. "The influence of the corporation is mighty," said Paul Dickinson, CDP executive chairman and co-founder. "The momentum of ...

Sustainability reporting improving, room to grow: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Companies are improving the effectiveness of their non-financial reporting, but they need to improve the quality of disclosures for sustainability reporting to reach its full potential, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has hired Kris Douma as director of investment practices and reporting. Douma will join PRI in January 2016. He comes to the PRI from the NBA, the Dutch professional organisation for accountants in Amsterdam ...

Citi joins Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... Diversity Earlier this year, VicSuper become signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration, the first Australian superannuation fund to do so. "We are excited to have Citi commit to the Natural Capital Declaration's programme to strengthen management ...

Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The corporate world is on a path of "creative self-destruction" when it comes to the business response to climate change, according to a new book. Professor Chris Wright, University of Sydney Business School In Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Origin Energy has endorsed all seven of the the CDP/We Mean Business climate leadership platform commitments. James Day, director, CDP Australia and New Zealand The seven CDP/We Mean Business 'Commit to Action' climate leadership commitments are benchmarks ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is further embedding its policy on gender diversity on ASX-listed boards by considering recommending against the re-election of directors of companies which perform poorly on that measure. Louise ...

CEFC to provide up to $30m financing to City of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... will be spent replacing public lighting with energy efficient LED bulbs; AU$10 million will go to the Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) to fund more environmental upgrade agreements, AU$800,000 will be allocated to complete the installation of 300kw of ...