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Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Triodos, which operates a debt fund, considered a defensive investment, Christian Super had previously told The Sustainability Report. "From our perspective, micro-insurance was a logical next step in terms of providing financial services to people at ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Yates. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The CEFC officially began investing in 1 July, but Yates previously told The Sustainability Report that the organisation had begun evaluating potential projects ahead of that formal launch. As a result, within the first few ...

ACCA: Rio+20 corporate sustainability commitments "too weak"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
The corporate sustainability commitments outlined in the Rio+20 2012 outcome document are too weak and represent a missed opportunity to catalyse corporate action, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). ...

Greenfleet registers two Carbon Farming Initiative projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... using the CFI Reforestation Modelling Tool รข€‹ methodology for its two projects, telling The Sustainability Report that it is the only currently approved methodology that does not entail destructive sampling. Both sites are in Victoria - Old ...

CBA receives upgraded score in EIRIS sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability performance, one of five "mega cap" companies to receive upgraded scores in the EIRIS Global Sustainability Report 2013. EIRIS's sustainability ratings assess corporate sustainability performance on an A-E scale. The ratings combine EIRIS' ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... executive. Ernst Ligteringen, GRI chief executive Ligteringen is in Australia this week and spoke to The Sustainability Report about the latest iteration of the GRI standards, G4. G4 was launched in May and is a significantly revised document and places ...

NAB, bankmecu win at Australasian Reporting Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank has been recognised for its sustainability reporting, while bankmecu won an award for integrated reporting at the 2013 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA). Damien Walsh, bankmecu managing director The ARA awards are intended ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... be a professional investor seeking to maximise retirement benefits for our member," Rodwell-Ball told The Sustainability Report. "So, while we subscribe to UN Principles for Responsible Investment and environmental, social and governance principles of ...

CDP signs agreements with SASB, GRI to further standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
CDP has signed separate agreements to partner with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) with the intention of improving corporate reporting of climate change and sustainability issues. SASB is ...

IIRC CEO favours market-led adoption of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... stifle better disclosure and better communication." Previously, Chartered Secretaries Australia has told The Sustainability Report that without a safe harbour provision to permit forward-looking statements, corporate directors could be exposed to a potential ...