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QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... working towards the transition to a sustainable Australia. BCSD Australia is the Australian partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the We Mean Business coalition and the Carbon Disclosure Project, and the Australian focal ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
Nearly two thirds of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) member organisations consider human rights material, but only 23% of companies mention a specific human rights strategy in their sustainability reports. Andrew Petersen ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... "delighted" to join the board. "With the strong partnership that SBA has with the CEO-led organisation, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development led by President and CEO Peter Bakker, SBA members are connected into a global business community ...

New Forests joins World Business Council on Sustainable Development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
New Forests has joined the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). David Brand, New Forests CEO New Forests joined the more than 200 other businesses in the organisation, with particular focus on the WBCSD's work in relation to climate-smart ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Reporting in Australia report for 2018, analysing disclosures by ASX200 companies in 2017. Meanwhile, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), in conjunction with Sustainable Business ...

Future of mobility requires key action by business, policy makers: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... is chaired by NRMA and includes SBA Members, AGL, Downer, Energetics, Jacobs, and IAG. It is part of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) global sustainable mobility project. "New technology and business models are combining ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Finance Corporation APPF is managed by Lendlease and invests in commercial properties in Australia. It has been rated the world's most sustainable real estate fund in 2014, 2015 and 2017 by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). The ...

WBCSD survey finds continued progress in quantity, quality of sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
Nearly three quarters of companies that participate in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have improved their overall reporting and disclosure of material sustainability issues, according to a survey. Andrew Petersen, CEO ...

Brambles talks sustainability strategy, Sustainable Development Goals and natural capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... pooled pallet activities. As part of its commitment to natural capital, the company is working with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and the Natural Capital Declaration on the Forest Products Sector guide. The guide will establish ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... management for the financial sector across climate risk," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of Sustainable Business, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development Australian Network Partner. " The way it has been done and the approach that has been ...