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Amid economic uncertainty, "overlooked" co-ops and mutuals thrive

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... the greatest number being in the financial services sector, a new report has found. A report published by the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) has found earnings across the top 100 CMEs grew at an average annual rate of 27.1%. Co-operative ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... outline the future impact of the ISSB standards at the forthcoming Fiona Wain Oration, an annual event held by the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) next week. McBrien, an Australian who is based in London, has played an ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... include Amundi Asset Management, AXA, BNP Paribas, Unilever, and Microsoft. It is also supported by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Council for Inclusive Capitalism (CIC), Shift, and investor- and labour-focused organisations ...

Podcast: Australia's role at COP15 with Andrew Petersen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) CEO Andrew Petersen joins us to discuss his big take-aways from COP27 at Sharm El-Sheikh and what he anticipates at COP15 in Montreal - the Biodiversity COP. Petersen is an attendee of both ...

Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... change as productivity and business investment issues is quite interesting," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of the Business Council on Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA). "It's the first budget I've seen where a government realises that you have to ...

Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... big polluters to reduce emissions." However, the Labor government's agenda doesn't stop with the E in ESG. the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) has mapped Labor's policy announcements and legislation since taking government ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... became clear coming out of Bonn," said Lewis Hill, manager, policy, advocacy and member mobilization at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). "The first is that the Egyptian presidency's focus will be on implementation. They ...

Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... is a key strategy that businesses are seeking to adopt, said Andrew Petersen, chief executive officer of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA). "There is a massive momentum around energy systems, natural systems, food systems ...

Climate transition a business opportunity: Geoff Summerhayes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Summerhayes, now an advisor to specialist climate change advisory and investment firm Pollination Group, addressed the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) Global Mutual Leaders' Symposium: Mutuality, ESG and Investment "We are facing ...

Wesfarmers taps former Coca-Cola Amatil exec for board role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... became a partner in 1996. Watkins is also a member of the Reserve Bank of Australia Board, a board member of the Business Council of Australia, a non-executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies and has been announced as chancellor-elect ...