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UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... ensuring the long-term sustainability of their businesses," Bennett said. "The GCNA has a vital role to play in guiding business through this very difficult time and I look forward to working with the board to ensure that sustainability issues remain ...

Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... value creation embedded in sustainable strategies is essential, said Andrew Petersen, chief executive officer, Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia) "Even those who don't have a strong sustainability agenda have ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... will be shaped by legal, fiduciary and reputational and social license obligations. Andrew Petersen, CEO of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia) likened the bushfire crisis to the global financial crisis. "What ...

Sustainalytics hires Jodie Tapscott as head of Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... has hired Jodie Tapscott as director of client relations and head of Australasia. Tapscott will lead Sustainalytics' business development activities in Australia by "working closely with institutional investors to help them integrate ESG considerations ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... scale up investment in mitigation efforts alongside adaptation efforts, according to a new report from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia WBCSD recently published Business ...

Coca-Cola Amatil joins membership of BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Coca-Cola Amatil has joined the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia Coca-Cola Amatil is one of the largest bottlers and distributors of ready-to-drink beverages ...

QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
QBE Insurance has joined the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia "We are pleased to welcome and work with QBE, one of the giants in the Australian insurance industry. ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... commitment to a whole wide range to bilateral and global issues," said Jason Collins, CEO of the European Australian Business Council. "The EU is very committed to it, any partners that it engages with in FTAs are fellow travelers when it comes to a ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
Nearly two thirds of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) member organisations consider human rights material, but only 23% of companies mention a specific human rights strategy in their sustainability reports. Andrew Petersen ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... "delighted" to join the board. "With the strong partnership that SBA has with the CEO-led organisation, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development led by President and CEO Peter Bakker, SBA members are connected into a global business community ...