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Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... control schemes with their utility provider to manage power use depending on certain conditions; rise of the prosumer, "a consumer who becomes involved with designing or customising products for their own needs," under which scenario customers take up ...

PRI to target water risk in agricultural supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... footprints than apparel, brewing, distilling and wine producing companies. On company risk management, some well-known consumer brands are strong performers for both direct and supply chain operations, but overall performance was poor." The research ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Since 2011, 16 superannuation funds have divested from AU$1.2 billion in tobacco stocks, and one Melbourne oncologist has made it her cause to persuade the superannuation industry to divest from the rest of what she estimates is a total of AU$8.5 billion ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... will be fairly straightforward for direct customers. However, calculating and implementing price reductions for mass consumer products will be more difficult, and amendments to the carbon price repeal bill inserted at the behest of the Palmer United ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... new paradigm that enables banks to leverage the tremendous potential inherent in their businesses to address the global consumer, business and community challenges we face today." The paper builds on the article Porter and Mark Kramer wrote in the Harvard ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Climate Bond Green Property Working Group has issued proposed standards defining which buildings can be used as the basis for certified climate bonds. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The proposed rules are part of the Climate Bonds Standards ...

UCA Funds Management release 2013 annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... research to identify what improvement in standards we want the payday lending sector to adopt. The last review of the Consumer Credit Code hasn't really solved the financial stresses and poor quality contracts and contracts management that is evident ...

CEC analyses impact of removing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Retaining the Renewable Energy Target would potentially keep power prices lower, as compared to removing the target and increasing reliance on "increasingly expensive gas and ageing coal-fired power," according to the Clean Energy Council (CEC). The ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... by 2020. The Soft Commodities Compact has been developed by the Banking Environment Initiative in partnership with the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) to support CGF member companies in transforming their commodity supply chains to achieve zero deforestation ...

CDP: investment in carbon reduction yields positive return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... 2012. The signatories wrote to 300 companies in the 17 industries in the energy, utilities, materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. These 17 industries and 300 companies were selected because they have "high average emissions of 10 ...