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CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... an opportunity for them to be recognised for taking leadership on climate change, speaking out on behalf of the biz community on strong climate change action." Each of the three partners in Australia as well as broader member of the We Mean Business ...

Victorian government boosts Good Money funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... need to offer people on low incomes a viable alternative to high cost payday lenders," said Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development at NAB. "We know that Good Money is doing just this with more than half of its customers saying that ...

BNY Mellon offers ESG data to depositary receipt clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... appropriate, in terms of who has the largest international coverage, and also who have good feedback from the investment community. We want to help clients to enhance their ESG disclosure and help them understand what it is that investors are focusing ...

Companies consider implications of new ASX principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... could put them in a position where their competitors would take advantage of that type of disclosure? In the director community, there was a lot of angst." In the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, the ASX explains that the board skills ...

Community 21 issues shares after phase one capital raising

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Community 21 has closed the first phase of its capital raising, after hitting minimum subscription level, and has issued shares to 21 not-for-profit investors. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 is the financial services company ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... the top three material ESG issues to the utilities sector as greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and effluents and waste, community relations and product sustainability. These material issues, which offer both risks and opportunities to the entire sector ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian companies that are certified B Corporations (B Corp) have been named global leaders for their contributions to community, workers and environment. B Corp has issued its annual Best for the World list, which recognises the top 10% of all certified ...

School for Social Entrepreneurs holds NDIS training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... their services viable and sustainable, measure the impact and prepare themselves for the best ways to work with the community they're here to serve." SSE Australia will also match social enterprises with experts from relevant industries to act as mentors ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... than 50,000 hectares of protected areas, and more than 57,000 hectares managed for ecological restoration," and notes community benefits including "collaborations with Native American tribes to develop improved forest management projects for the California ...

AICD backs 30% women ASX200 directors target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... directors on ASX200 boards has increased from 8.3% in 2009 to 20% this year, Brogden noted. "We believe that the director community setting its own 30% target is a better approach than a mandated quota imposed by government," he said. "We have always ...