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Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... not all companies have turned their attention to the SDGs, said Matthew Bell, Oceania climate change and sustainability services leader at EY. "At a high level, it's worth saying that there are a good number of companies in Australia that are doing nothing ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... than 2 degrees of pre-industrial levels," said Chi Woo Chi Woo, partner, advisory, climate change and sustainability services at KPMG Australia. "... [In order to meet those commitments] there is a huge amount of dependency on corporate success and buy-in ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... but the core services and product of the business," said Chi Woo, partner, advisory, climate change and sustainability services at KPMG Australia. "To what extent are they considering social impacts and the ability to do better through master design ...

Ernst & Young joins Climate Bonds Initiative as partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... mobilise capital markets for climate change solutions, said Matthew Bell, Oceania leader, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY. "EY recognises that capital markets investment will be essential to finance the green growth we need to avert catastrophic ...

KPMG Australia buys Banarra

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... expertise to KPMG Australia, said Adrian King, PMG Australia's partner in charge of climate change and sustainability services. "The interest for us is being able to deliver a deep capability in human rights and community rights consulting," King said. ...

GRI appoints Eric Dugelay to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has appointed Eric Dugelay to its board. Dugelay, Deloitte's Global Sustainability Services leader, joins the 14-member GRI board, which consists of representatives from business and civil society organisations from ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Pangolin's managing director. "We created the company five years ago to fill a gap in quality, highly regarded sustainability services that could be accessed, not just by large companies, but by any organisation wishing to reduce their footprint," Smale ...

EY buys Net Balance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... has bought Net Balance in a move that will see Net Balance staff integrated into EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services team. "This move to acquire Net Balance is about boosting EY's existing services to ensure we have the capability to meet ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Regan said. This information matters to investors, said Matthew Bell, EY Australia climate change and sustainability services partner. EY recently published a report, Tomorrow's investment rules, which found that investors are using non-financial performance ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... how they are disclosing non-financial information, said Matthew Bell, EY Australia climate change and sustainability services partner. "More investors than I imagined are using non-financial info to take business decisions," Bell said. "Two-thirds of ...