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Government bodies not effectively speaking on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Government organisations are not effectively communicating sustainability-related issues to stakeholders, according to a survey of Australian-based sustainability management personnel, consultants and commentators. Stephen Hale According to the survey ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Globally, the green building market has more growth potential in the Asia-Pacific and Europe than in North America, according to research from MSCI. In the latest MSCI ESG IVA Industry Report: Real Estate, MSCI benchmarks 70 of the largest real estate ...

Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has designed and is implementing a water accounting framework to provide a means for companies to analyse their water use and management in a way that is tailored to the minerals industry. Developed in conjunction ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has provided finance for an anaerobic digestion plant for garden products supplier Richgro, allowing the company to adopt waste-to-energy technology. The anaerobic digestion plant is expected to be operational by June 2013 and is ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... externally assured, and the Net Balance Foundation/ACCA focused on those companies as the foundation of their research. Australia is relatively in the middle of the pack when it comes to assurance of sustainability reporting, the report found. Between ...

Oliver Yates named CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... board with finding the CEO. See Also: Responsible investment in The Asian Century Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon Australia Broadbent named chair of CEFC

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... of Gaming statement on their website, Woolworths is a 75% shareholder in the ALH Group, which operates 294 hotels in Australia. The other 25% is owned by the Mathieson Group. According to the statement, "Woolworths (ALH) only operates around 4% of Australia's ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... that from a couple of aspects. If you look at some of the initiatives that have been running through Reconciliation Australia, putting reconciliation action plans in place in businesses and getting businesses to think about how they can be culturally ...

Fiona Reynolds to take PRI managing director role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... said. "Funds took it on board and took it seriously, and there tends to be more of an attitude of acting collectively in Australia." See Also: Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

DEXUS building awarded international prize for innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... property and this accolade aligns with our vision of being globally recognised as the leading real estate company in Australia," said Darren Steinberg, CEO of DEXUS, in a statement. The co-owners are donating the â,¬50,000 prize money towards the formation ...