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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 ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... of jurisdictions, which have set the target dates to become carbon neutral," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA). "Using carbon taxes and other forms of market-based measures, they come into ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... given the economics and new technologies, yes it's absolutely achievable." The Australian Industry Group, the Business Council of Australia, the Planning Institute of Australia and the Property Council of Australia have all expressed support for ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change was a strong thematic in President Biden's inaugural speech, noted Andrew Petersen, CEO of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA). "What I was most focused on was how it opens up a brand-new American - and ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... around the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change, environmental and labour standards, for example. The Business Council on Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) recently applied the SDGs to policies outlined by Biden during the presidential ...

WBCSD survey to chart stakeholder engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in collaboration with DNV GL, has issued a survey aimed at gathering insights into how stakeholder engagement, materiality and risk management can support board-level decision-making. The ...

Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... key actors, including IOSCO and the IFRS, the European Commission, and the World Economic Forum's International Business Council. GRI, SASB, CDP and CDSB set the frameworks and standards for sustainability disclosure, including climate-related reporting ...

Future Business Council to close, join BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Future Business Council (FBC) is closing, and the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia) will become the home for FBC's alumni network, contacts and intellectual property. As part of the agreement, FBC Chair Toby ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... includes five permanent members from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australian Industry Group, Business Council of Australia, Global Compact Network Australia and the Law Council of Australia. GCNA executive director, Kylie Porter ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... the Paris Agreement, including the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA). The second calls on both companies to set Paris-aligned emissions reductions targets, align capital expenditure ...