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Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... bold new targets and develop great new initiatives, not just rebadge previously established strategies. The SDGs are a catalyst for more creative thinking around the types of initiatives that corporations bring to bear on some of the problems that are ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Climate change, corporate transparency, data and cyber security, consumer shift toward plant-based proteins and other issues are potential environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment themes that are both a source of risk and reward for investors ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
Fast fashion garment brands globally as well as in Australia are facing a potential "inflection point" to their business model, with pressures from increased labour and environmental costs predicted to impact on how companies access factories overseas ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... technology is also falling," Jenkyn-Jones said. "A strengthening of scientific support and the Paris conference were both a catalyst to do some separate work on these stranded assets to help our clients."

WBCSD, CDSB, Ecodesk to develop The Reporting Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Ecodesk. "There's a lot of crowding and confusion in the global reporting space, and we're delighted to be a part of the catalyst towards consolidated requirements, enhanced reporting, and ultimately, improved information for making the right business ...

CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... towards a more competitive economy in a carbon constrained world," said CEO Oliver Yates. "We have continued to act as a catalyst to increase investment in emissions reduction, by providing finance for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. ...

Westpac commits to recruiting 400 Indigenous university interns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... commitments around meaningful careers and reaching our recruitment target in Indigenous Australia." CareerTrackers received a Catalyst Grant from Westpac Foundation in 2012, which provided a "financial boost necessary to aid its early and steady growth ...

Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Laudex, a Mexican financial services company that provides student loans for the purposes of social development, the IFC Catalyst Fund, a private equity fund run by the International Finance Corporation that invests in renewable energy projects in emerging ...

Fifteen Australian signatories leave PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... APN Property Group Limited, Arkx Investment Management, Australian Pastoral Funds Management, Blue Sky Water Partners, Catalyst Investment Managers, Cromwell Property Group, Five Oceans Asset management, Local Super, mecu, Orion Asset Management, RepuTex ...

IIRC considers assurance of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... grade' information and many think that assurance may be a way of ensuring this. These papers are already providing a catalyst for those with an interest in ensuring credibility and trust in, to initiate and get involved in forums around the world over ...