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Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Using the prototype integrated reporting (IR) framework released by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has yielded better communication between internal stakeholders and more robust conversations about materiality, strategic focus ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has released its 2013 reconciliation action plan (RAP) outlining their approaches to employing Indigenous Australians, addressing financial exclusion, building partnerships with indigenous organisations and traditional ...

Companies advised to manage carbon price future uncertainty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
With the future of the carbon pricing mechanism hinging on the outcome of the September federal election, business is struggling with making long-term decisions, according to Norton Rose. Elisa de Wit There are two main areas where businesses are being ...

IGCC releases reports analysing climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) have released three reports analysing the impacts of climate change, energy cost and carbon risk on investments in the mining and minerals, property and construction, and oil and gas sectors. The likelihood ...

Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) has hired Ben Gales as chief executive officer. Gales will start on 2April and comes to SEFA having formerly worked as a director at the NSW Department of Family and Community Services and has also worked in ...

Northern Trust launches emerging markets ESG index, fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has created an emerging markets equities index integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens and has launched a passive pooled fund managed to the index. Northern Trust has built the index in collaboration with MSCI ESG ...

City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Eureka Funds Management and Frasers Property have signed the City of Sydney's first environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) - a $26.5 million financing deal that will fund the construction of a gas-powered trigeneration plant to provide energy to an upcoming ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The government will maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) at current levels to ensure that at least 20% of Australia's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2020, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet has announced. ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Businesses around the world are addressing climate change as a strategic long-term risk despite the lack of political consensus. Andrew Hoffman, professsor of sustainable enterprise, University of Michigan Impacted by extreme weather events and guided ...

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The City of Melbourne has been certified carbon neutral under National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) by Low Carbon Australia. "As part of our work we're delivering new waste management solutions, upgrading several of our council buildings by installing ...