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Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Companies are reducing their energy costs with audits that unlock a combination of solutions including upgrades, process improvements and examining energy demands, according to Pangolin Associates. Pangolin Associates conducts energy audits as part ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are looking to engage with superannuation funds and their individual members as they seek to effectual environmental and social changes, with varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are ...

Australian Ethical puts tobacco resolution to TOMRA AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... note that many investors weren't aware that they were exposed to the tobacco industry via TOMRA," Vernon said. "We do conduct stronger and more in-depth analysis of ethical issues than many.... The reason we took a stand on this one, we do have quite ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... develop a prospectus of commercial opportunities arising from the Blue Mud Bay native title decision. In 2013, the bank will conduct a native title banker orientation workshop designed to educate bankers around native title and how to support local indigenous ...

ACCSR conference tackles practice of responsible leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... February, the Essendon Football Club announced it had asked the AFL and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority to conduct an investigation into possibly banned substances in supplements given to their players during the 2012 season. Subsequent to ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Seven out of ten Australians have identified looking after their finances as a top priority for 2013, and a majority say that it is important that their investments are aligned with their personal values, according to a survey conducted on behalf of ...

Biologists develop essential variables to track biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
An international team of biologists, including an associate professor at Monash University, have proposed a global biodiversity monitoring system based on a set of essential biodiversity variables to improve the data feeding biodiversity policy and ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia commissioned CAER - Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility to conduct the research on Australia and New Zealand.

Net Balance certified as a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Consultancy Net Balance has been certified as a B Corporation, an international process that assesses a company's impact against a set of social and environmental performance standards. B Corp status is awarded by US-based non-profit B Lab, which evaluates ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... performance, and 75% said poor ESG performance had prevented a deal from happening. PRI commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct a survey of corporate buyers on how they integrated ESG factors into their due diligence process, the integration of ...