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Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
It is time to re-examine the principle that shareholder interests are paramount in business decision-making, according to a new paper by Governance Institute of Australia. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute of Australia The Governance ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has issued its firs t sustainability report, disclosing its environmental and social performance and the impact of its sustainability research and education. The university disclosed its performance around waste ...

VicSuper publishes first G4, Integrated Reporting annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
VicSuper has become the first Australian superannuation fund to construct its annual report using both Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) G4 and the Integrated Reporting guidelines. VicSuper, a public not-for-profit superannuation fund, reported assets ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Future Super, Australia's first fossil fuel free superannuation fund, has been launched and is tapping into the growing fossil fuel divestment movement as part of its potential membership base. The fund launched a month ago and was founded by Adam Verwey ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) has made three new loans to social enterprises in Queensland and New South Wales, bringing their total loan book up to AU$7.5 million. Ben Gales, SEFA CEO The three loans were made to MiHaven Property Fund ...

Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Building impact investing in Australia will take leadership, action, and policy, according to an Australian report contributing to a global project to increase capacity in the market. graphic courtesy of Impact Investing Australia In conjunction with ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank and Good Shepherd Microfinance have launched "Stop Small Problems Getting Big", a national campaign raise awareness of Good Shepherd Microfinance's no-interest loan scheme. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The campaign ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
The disconnect between corporate and societal value is disappearing, and companies are recognising that externalities are part of how they create value, according to a new report from KPMG. Chi Woo, KPMG Australia partner KPMG has recently released ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... messaging aligns the values and benefits of clean energy (energy efficiency) with the values and goals of the specific community (e.g. Climate Action Plan, Energy reduction targets, etc.) we are working in. An example of how this works is in the Town ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Offsetting one tonne of carbon dioxide can bring additional co-benefits of US$664 to the communities in which reduction projects are based, according to new research. Co-benefits of purchasing carbon credits include economic development opportunities ...