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Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB on "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... the score, corporate citizenship and responsibility, 20%, culture and ethics, 20%, governance, 15% and leadership, innovation and reputation, 10%. Recently, Teachers Mutual Bank was recognized by the London Benchmarking Group for investing 4.55% of pre-tax ...

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... 9% fell under society. Emissions, effluents and waste were the most reported GRI aspect. Companies also reported on innovation, digital inclusion and data security. Within banks and diverse financials, 19% were in the labor practices and decent work ...

ARENA funds AU$5.2m for Renergi biofuel project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... funding support. These projects demonstrate how ARENA's unique role supports renewable energy technologies across the innovation chain, advancing them from the laboratory to the field." Renergi will design and build a 100kg per hour biomass conversion ...

Carnegie Wave Energy launches Perth Wave Energy Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... that given time, and with the right government support, emerging renewable energy technologies can progress along the innovation chain towards commercialisation," Frischknecht said. "The lessons learned through Carnegie's ARENA supported projects are ...

Queensland Investment Corporation joins GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... delivering outcomes for our clients in line with their investment objectives, and creating value through sustainable innovation," QIC said. "Responsible Investment and continually improving our ESG practices is an important focus, and our decision to ...

Bondor, QUT partner on sustainable building material project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will partner with Bondor, a producer of insulated roof and wall panels and lightweight decorative architectural facade panels, to measure how the company's thermal building system satisfies residents' cost savings ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... globally to respond to requests for information. "It is shocking that universities - thought to be at the cutting edge of innovation and problem-solving - cannot grasp the simple mathematics of wasted capital and the need for more transparency in investing ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... point in terms of embedding sustainability organisationally and using sustainability as a launching pad for business innovation. Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility To start with the prosaic, this year ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Good Super has hired Andrew MacLeod as managing director. MacLeod joined the fund late last year. He said he was attracted to the role at Good Super because of the fund's investment mission. Good Super, a retail superannuation fund that launched last ...

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... for another partner to take it to the next stage." Medcalf highlighted the SMAs available on The Emerald Wrap as an innovation. "The biggest impact to the retail client is that having a platform available via advisers has given them access to SMAs and ...