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Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... G20," she said. "Achieving the SDGs - all of these things are being built into our approaches, along with creating a community of best practice."

Evergen to pilot program installing system with SGCH

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... pilot program that will see the installation of its intelligent home energy system in 10 low income households owned by community housing organization SGCH in New South Wales. Dr Glenn Platt, Evergen CEO Evergen uses licensed technology from CSIRO in ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... "GRESB Infrastructure is an important step towards more coordination and alignment among the infrastructure investment community, which is reflected in the high number of participants in the first assessment. Ultimately globally consistent standards ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... chosen to narrow their attention to a few for the sake of achievability. Siobhan Toohill, head of sustainability and community at Westpac, said it "is really then important to reflect on where we can play the most or the biggest role". All three banks ...

Connecting off-grid communities with renewable tech: AllGrid Energy

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... renewable energy into Indigenous communities for the purpose of providing affordable, reliable energy as well as improving community regeneration. AllGrid's introduction of solar panels and battery storage systems has led the Indigenous community of ...

VicSuper publishes 2016 annual report using IR, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... of work to articulate our financial literacy strategies and our commitment to making positive change in the Victorian community as well. All of these initiatives sit within my corporate responsibly roadmap - it's one of the deliverables under our strategy ...

Ethical Investment Week to bust the ethical investment return myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Edkins said. "We're trying to influence the sector, trying to get other advisers into ethical investment, and educate the community about ethical investment and why it's a good form of investment," she said. "A lot of other countries have an ethical ...

Red Meat Advisory Council developing sustainability framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... framework will focus on four sustainability themes - animal welfare, economic contribution, the environment and the community - that were identified through industry consultation, Bondfield said. "The vision is about viability and the wellbeing of people ...

Stockland reports on integrated sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... customers on their satisfaction and we've found that their satisfaction is highly correlated to how we deliver those community aspects. When they're happier with that delivery, they refer us at those rates we need. We think that when you do sustainability ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... global sector leadership in such a prominent sustainability benchmark reflects our genuine commitment to advancing the community with sustainable practices that are deeply embedded in our business processes, our culture and our operational strategy," ...