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NZ Super Fund invests in wind turbine developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... in-house investment staff. The fund's participation in the investment in Ogin came through its participation in the Innovation Alliance, which NZ Super said is a small group of institutional investors looking to invest in expansion capital opportunities ...

Local Government Super property portfolio manager retires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... positive rankings including a Property Environmental Award from The Australian Property Institute (2012), a Property Innovation and Excellence Award from the Property Council of Australia (2012) and a 'Highly Commended' ranking from the Green Globe Awards ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... desirable, safe and healthy for residents. The index was developed post-global financial crisis as the company realised that innovation around shared value was a way of driving financial returns for shareholders, Barnard said. "If we build better communities ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... retailers to understand their customers better and adapt to the new environment with greater emphasis on technology and innovation," according to the report.

United Nations recognition for Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... resource-efficient outcomes. "The 2013 Lighthouse Activities are true beacons of hope, demonstrating what happens when innovation and passion come together to address the biggest challenge of our time," UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres ...

GRI launches 2013 taxonomy, online G4 support tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Itaipu Binacional. "G4 Online will make the experience of reporting easier," said Nelmara Arbex, GRI's chief advisor on innovation in reporting. "For report authors, it provides a more convenient way to navigate G4 content, with key terms and definitions ...

Westpac, CBA raise $10 million for Benevolent Society SBB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... progress has been a tricky one, because you have to have a control group," Sandy Blackburn-Wright, the then-head of social innovation at Westpac told The Sustainability Report in June, when The Benevolent Society SBB was launched. "From a social work ...

Melbourne wins energy efficient built environment award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... tells me that a sustainable city with high quality of life will attract the best and brightest and that's what drives innovation and economic growth. The lord mayor cited research from ID Consulting in 2012 showing that there is a link between the city's ...

GNDI comments on proposed Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... principles-based, non-regulatory, "if not, why not" framework that recognises the diversity of business, encourages innovation and promotes entrepreneurial activity," Colvin said. GNDI is an international network among nine membership organisations for ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The price on carbon has spurred business innovation to reduce energy and carbon emissions with minimal economic impact, but the uncertainty about its future post-election has delayed further investment across all sectors, according to a survey from ...