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ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... major impact environmentally, economically and from a sustainability point of view as well. We can take the work that Australia has done in plugging those unregulated uses of water, which we can transfer with suggestions on how to do this. Similarly ...

Expert panel discusses CSR practices in action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... innovation in CSR, and whether they see their organisations as innovators. ACCSR has released the 2015 State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand Annual Review, which analysed the stages of CSR development in organisations and the role of the chief sustainability ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... the bond are made up of loans to wind power and solar projects, and Green Star rated commercial property buildings in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia, ANZ said. "We've identified initially a good mix of around 20 asset which are eligible," said ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility ACCSR has released the 2015 State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand Annual Review, which analysed the stages of CSR development in organisations and the role of the chief sustainability ...

NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... you make a sustainable distribution of 5% a year to help your mission, that's the way it's been done for decades in Australia," Knowles said. "That's the US model - 5% of investment distributed every year. But if you look ahead 20 years' time, the investment ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... engagement, said Paul Dickenson, executive chairman, CDP. " We welcome the determined action of our latest members, LGS in Australia and the UK Environment Agency Pension Fund," said Eric Usher, acting head, UNEP FI. "2015 is a critical year for the ...

Teachers Mutual Bank win AB +F ESG award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... a finalist three years in a row. "It is a great honour to again receive this award, in a field that includes some of Australia's biggest banks," said Steve James, Teachers Mutual Bank CEO. "Sustainability is embedded in who we are as a bank, what we ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... collaborative group will see out other opportunities, and Poulter said that they will look at putting a resolution to an Australia company. "Vote Your Pension will absolutely have an Australian company as its focus," he said. "Vote Your Pension is there ...

Carbon Trade Exchange sells EU arm to EEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... scorecard of voluntary and compliance products is key for us." Although the removal of the carbon pricing mechanism in Australia meant the end of this country's compliance market, the voluntary market in Australia is still growing, Wright said. "Voluntary ...

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Companies that are performing materiality reviews should work to connect environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to core business strategy, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). Leeora Black, managing ...