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Margaret River Winery installs SunPower solar system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... FreshCare Code of Practice Environmental for wineries," Barrett said. "The continuing, escalating cost of power in Western Australia has been of real concern to us for some time. Combine that with the opportunity to reduce power bills and reduce our ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... results should prompt companies to think about how they are disclosing non-financial information, said Matthew Bell, EY Australia climate change and sustainability services partner. "More investors than I imagined are using non-financial info to take ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... extractive industry and direct employee issues in the retail sector, Reynolds said.. Reynolds has recently returned to Australia and attended the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF), AIST's annual event for the not-for-profit superannuation fund industry. ...

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
... impact of environmental, social and broader economic issues on the financial bottom line" said Victoria Whitaker, head of Australia for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In a joint statement with Sustainable Business Australia, GRI noted that by ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... than in other. We have implemented those ideas and the results of the research into our active investment processes in Australia. We continue to evolve that work, and we think there is some good data that allows us to do further research, to show the ...

CEFC to provide $100m financing through Balmain Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Environment Rating System (NABERS) rating by at least two stars, up to at least four stars, CEFC said. "Up to 80% of Australia's commercial office buildings are at least a decade old. Retrofitting and improving existing buildings with modern energy efficient ...

Ethical Investment Advisers launches fossil-fuel free SMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Brisbane-based financial planners Ethical Investment Advisers has launched a separately managed account (SMA) based on Australian equities that are screened to eliminate fossil fuel exposures. Louise Edkins, director, Ethical Investment Advisers The ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... officer, Teachers Mutual Bank. "For us, it's not a bolt-on, it's at the very heart of our strategy. It's great to see Australia leading the world in ethical banking practices which is testament to the forward-thinking nature of our industry." Teachers ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... their sector." Crowe Horwath brought de Sousa-Shields and Luis Piacenza, a partner at Crowe Horwath in Argentina, to Australia to present on sustainability reporting to clients in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. "The first reaction is always surprise ...