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IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Repealing the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will cause institutional investors to step back from deals in low-carbon investments in Australia, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) told a Senate inquiry into the repeal of the Clean Energy ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance has said that the Financial System Inquiry is an opportunity to find new ways to enable economic participation for the one in six Australians that are financially excluded. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney One in ...

RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
A majority of Australians would rather invest in a responsible superannuation fund than a superannuation fund which only considers maximising financial returns, according to a national poll organised by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Creating shared value (CSV) in companies and not-for-profits can unlock powerful social and economic returns, but requires internal champions that can integrate the approaches into organisational strategies, and can be a challenge when it comes to defining ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The way that retailers manage their environmental, social and governance (ESG) exposures can be a proxy for their management quality, according to research from AMP Capital Investors. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital There are fewer links between individual ...

CDP: companies unaware of deforestation supply chain risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Companies around the world are unaware of deforestation risks in agricultural commodities because of lack of traceability in global supply chains, certification challenges and regulatory uncertainty, according to CDP data. Launching the CDP Global Forests ...

WBCSD named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has been named an official supporter of the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has made five-year corporate responsibility commitments in its 2013 annual review, a departure from previous practice of setting annual sustainability targets. Graphic courtesy NAB The Wealth of Opportunity strategy is ...

ARENA funds UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing AU$165,280 to a project that is developing strategies to increase community renewables in Australia. ARENA is providing part of the funding to the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures for ...

Australian mining companies report on human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Respecting human rights is both a responsibility and a minimum requirement for companies, but there is also a strong business case for managing human rights as a way of reducing risk. A new report by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and the Global ...