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Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... and SNAKK Media of NZ were named to the "Best for the Workers" category. The B Corp movement opened a local branch in Australia 18 months ago. Currently, here are 57 certified B Corporations in Australia and New Zealand, and more than 500 companies are ...

School for Social Entrepreneurs holds NDIS training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... will come with the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). NDIS is being implemented across Australia, and SSE's Accelerator program will incorporate the organisation's capability-focused "action-learning" approach to training. ...

Louise Davidson appointed ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... to us and will continue Gordon's impressive contribution to the responsible investment and sustainability debate in Australia." Cbus Super is an AU$30 billion industry superannuation fund. Davidson has worked in her current role at Cbus for six years ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... well as wetland and stream mitigation banks and forest carbon offset projects. The manager has four main vehicles - the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund (ANZFF) and the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF 2), valued at AU$2.2 billion at the end ...

Experts evaluate ERF baseline mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... business as usual emissions to exceed their baseline. Unlike the previous carbon tax, there's no real constraint on Australia's emissions. The government has said that the purpose of the safeguard mechanism is to stop emissions reductions purchased through ...

Abbot Point Port Expansion leads controversy list: RepRisk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... the 2022 FIFA World Cup bid in Qatar was fifth. "The projects are based in North and South America, Eurasia, Asia and Australia, and span the extractive, leisure, industrial transportation and utility sectors," RepRisk said. "Out of the ten projects ...

AICD backs 30% women ASX200 directors target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... we consider appropriate." The target of 30% by 2018 has emerged as the next big number for board gender diversity in Australia. Earlier this year, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) announced its own 30% initiative, and said the ...

Local Government Super appoints second woman to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... experience in investment strategy and governance of the superannuation industry," and has worked at Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank and MLC. O'Regan also previously worked as chief of staff for the NSW minister for the environment and minister ...

CEFC, CBA finance car dealership energy efficiency loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... dealers, while contributing to reduced emissions." The motor vehicle dealers industry makes up almost 4,600 business in Australia, with annual revenue expected to exceed $61.7 billion by June 30 2015. The industry has specific energy consumption needs ...

Aust/NZ investors committed to ESG in alt investments: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Investors in Australia and New Zealand are strongly committed to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in their alternative asset investments, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia ...