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Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... which is often the tack that institutional investors take when addressing the issue with company boards. The Sustainability Report spokes with governance/ESG managers at several institutional investors and superannuation funds, and while none would comment ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Management developed the EUA finance product. Andrew Balzan, head of property finance for NAB previously told The Sustainability Report that the bank will be funding individual projects from $250,000 up to $10m. The City of Melbourne and Sustainable ...

Wesfarmers recognised at Australian Sustainability Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Climate Change, was named the first recipient of the Erik Mather Sustainability Champion award. Eds note: The Sustainability Report attended the Australian Sustainability Award luncheon as a guest of Ethical Investor.

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... construction to an operational focus, making operational excellence a key priority," the company said in its 2011 sustainability report. "Globally, our installed capacity increased by 24 per cent to 622.5 MW, and our clean energy generation increased ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... saw 97% with CR reporting,and 99% of Japanese companies provided CR reporting. "There are companies who do sustainability report, there are companies that are moving towards doing an integrated report and pushing it into their main report, and there ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... to low-carbon investments and fund the growth of the low-carbon economy. Kidney has previously told The Sustainability Report that in later iterations, the CBI will be extending its certification scheme to include broadband projects like the National ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... emissions dropped to 184,124 tonnes of CO2-e, down from 189,425 CO2-e in 2010. In its 2011 annual review and sustainability report, the bank outlined its sustainability approach as part of its overall corporate strategy. "In a continuation of the strategy ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... which range from business conduct to supply chain, was the basis of its 2011 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report, the company said. In a series of interviews, documentation review and relevant external research, the group split their related ...

Global Reporting Initiative calls for G4 public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has called upon organisations and individuals globally to participate in a survey that will guide the development of the next generation of its guidelines. The first comment period on the G4 guidelines is open until ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability database

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a new database containing information on sustainability and environmental, social and governance of more than three thousand companies worldwide. The new Sustainability Disclosure Database permits free ...