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Australian CSR professionals appear unprepared for Modern Slavery Act: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... importance from 50% in 2014 - when it was first measured - to 80% in 2018. "The issue of managing the implications of technology and privacy remains in the top three issues as well," Black noted. "We also looked at the issue of the contribution of CSR ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... is part of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) global sustainable mobility project. "New technology and business models are combining with increased and decentralised urbanisation, a more flexible approach to car ownership ...

Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... drawn in and there will be a lot more noise about that in 2018, particularly for companies that are trying out new technology. There are both new opportunities and new risk, particularly the risk of changes in legislation with what's happening at Facebook." ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... investing requires a financial trade-off. As the prevalence of sustainable practices has risen, and investment in related technology matures, organisations have begun to note brand and employee benefits, as well as energy, waste and cost reductions ...

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... just need to invest properly in finding it." The report notes that carbon capture and storage (CCS) "is an important technology for creating low-carbon cement yet CCS projects are still largely at pilot stage in the sector," with Heidelberg demonstrating ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... look at the percentage of people in the gig economy, they're avoiding the main economy. It's one of the outputs of technology. The gig economy, because it's part of the informal economy, they're unlikely to have superannuation. What does that mean for ...

CEFC provides $90m in financing to Mirvac for residential clean energy initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... meet up to 90% of a typical household's energy consumption, CEFC said. "The CEFC's finance will mean this clean energy technology is already included in the homes during construction, at no additional cost to the home buyer," said Ian Learmonth, CEFC ...

Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... telecommunications, noted Andy Jones, AMP Capital Global Listed Infrastructure portfolio manager. "A lot of the press focuses on the technology of autonomous vehicles itself, questions like,- are we physically and technologically capable of designing ...

CEFC signs agreement with Metro Finance to launch green vehicle finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... best-in-class models. "The scale of emissions reduction that can be achieved through upgrading vehicles with already available technology is staggering. National Transport Commission figures show that if Australian consumers had purchased vehicles with ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia ranks 14 out of 20 selected countries in terms of progress and capacity to adapt autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, according to KPMG. KPMG has released the 2018 Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI), which is its first study to examine ...