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Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Westpac Group has become a founding signatory to the Soft Commodities Compact, a banking industry initiative aiming to help clients achieve zero net deforestation by 2020. The Soft Commodities Compact has been developed by the Banking Environment Initiative ...

IIRC, GISR agree to collaborate on integrated standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) have agreed to work towards complementarity and compatibility in the ongoing development of their frameworks and standards. Paul Druckman ...

GRESB launches 2014 survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... recognized reporting frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)," the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark said. "[The Global Real Estate ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has suggested establishing a dedicated social 'investment bank' as one means of increasing access to capital for social sector enterprises. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has recommended that listed companies disclose how economic, environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. This week the ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council published a ...

CEFC to provide $100m financing through Balmain Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is partnering with non-bank commercial loan manager Balmain Corporation to provide up to AU$100 million of debt finance to retrofit commercial properties. Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The agreement with Balmain ...

PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activity, according to research commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Fiona Reynolds, UN PRI managing director Overall, the PRI-commissioned report found that most firms do not provide a clear ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB, Westpac top "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB and Westpac have been named to the Ethisphere Institute's list of 2014 World's Most Ethical Companies. Ethisphere Institute is a US-based independent centre of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance. ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The Senate has rejected a bill to repeal the Clean Energy Future legislation, but businesses continue to operate as if the current carbon pricing mechanism will continue beyond 1 July, according to carbon advisory firm RepuTex. The federal government ...

Ernst Ligteringen to step down from GRI in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Chief Executive Ernst Ligteringen will step down by the middle of 2015. Ernst Ligteringen, GRI chief executive Ligteringen has "indicated his desire to look for a new role over the past year," GRI said. "The leadership ...