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Raiz Invest partners with UNSW on machine-learning technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... punch above our weight on research," Lucas said. "UNSW has a lot of great people working there, and it's a great collaboration because especially in machine leaning and artificial intelligence, a lot of it is about the data. We have a very rich data ...

Australian funds join international controversial weapons call

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Switzerland and is coordinated by Swiss Sustainable Finance. It has gathered momentum due to a presence on the PRI Collaboration Platform. "Aligning investor portfolios to established values and norms is becoming the new normal for pension funds and ...

Calix identifies six sustainability challenges impacting clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... scientists' participation in the Low Emissions Intensity Lime and Cement (LEILAC) project, a European-Australian collaboration, which includes a consortium of some of the world's largest cement, lime, and engineering companies, as well as leading research ...

Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... many groups to ascertain quite companies are doing to address their modern slavery risks." There is also growing collaboration with external stakeholders and there has been growth in policies and procedures dealing with modern slavery, Sinclair said. ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... paving a clear path for others to follow," said Ruben Langbroek, Head of Asia Pacific at GRESB. "Industry stakeholder collaboration and ambitious target setting are driving the region's leadership. To illustrate, the sector has explicitly acknowledged ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Alison Atherton, Research Principal at Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney By Alison Atherton, Institute for Sustainable Futures When sustainable ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... billion Turkish liras in financial support, to help them grow and, in turn, drive broader economic growth." The collaboration is part of IFC's strategy in Turkey to boost financial inclusion, especially for women entrepreneurs. IFC noted that in the ...

Pollinate Energy merges with US-based Empower Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Pollinate Energy, a social enterprise that provides affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums, is merging with U.S. based Empower Generation, creating a combined social enterprise that will operate in India and Nepal. Women Entrepreneurs ...

Future of mobility requires key action by business, policy makers: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... transition - market disruption; evolution of the workplace, customer journeys and how goods are moved around; and collaboration with government and other business to catalyse business action. "One of the big insights is that a lot of businesses are ill ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board issues TCFD aligned framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... sector has been sending to voluntary reporting organisations has been heard loud and clear: ensuring alignment and collaboration among the reporting frameworks and standards is critical to reach a tipping point in effective environmental reporting," ...