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Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... progress against the strategy and it's very pleasing we're making great progress against the objectives," Toohill said. The banking group also reported that they have created three unique service offerings to assist customers in adapting to environmental ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Australians, 35% are young people aged 18 to 24 and more than 40% are employed. Gavin Slater, NAB group executive, personal banking, said that greater transparency of the fringe lending sector is required in order to fully understand why people, particularly ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Suisse AG, DNB, DZ BANK AG, ING, Lloyds Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Nomura, RBC Capital Markets, Santander Global Banking & Markets, and Societe Generale. When the principles were launched in January, Marilyn Ceci, managing director at the JPMorgan ...

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 ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... 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 Mutual Bank was recognised for its ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... to financial products and services; providing access to opportunities that lead to real jobs and meaningful careers in banking; improving our organisation's understanding of, and respect for, Indigenous culture; and building partnerships that enable ...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to meet in Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainability should be a "core tenant" of the global banking system, a message that members of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) will emphasise at its annual meeting in Melbourne next week. Damien Walsh, bankmecu managing director GABV ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... financiers that already offer community finance for not for profits buying property already.... Foresters, Community Sector Banking, they all offer mortgage-type products which make it affordable for community organisations where the finance provider ...

Westpac number one on global sustainability list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... including an 87% employee engagement score and the fact that 42% of Westpac's leadership roles are held by women and the banking group has set a new target of having 50% women in leadership roles by 2017. In 2013, more than 60% of respondents used some ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... did name ASX200 Climate Performance Leaders, naming Commonwealth Property Office Fund, National Australia Bank, Westpac Banking Corporation, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, David Jones and Dexus Property Group to the CPLI. The CDP also named ASX200 companies ...