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Net Balance launches research and development institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... there's emerging academic research. There is a need to institutionalise that, for a research institute to undertake the quality research to generate the evidence that corporate decision makers need, that governmental decision makers need, also for non-governmental ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... processes, but tested their theory with further research. The metrics have seen Omega's bond investments tilt towards higher quality countries, such as countries in Scandinavia, Omega's analysts told The Sustainability Report at the time. See Also: Omega ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... that some believe it to be. It invests heavily in its people and, in a cosily competitive market, pushes to deliver good quality food and fun to millions of people. But it does have some serious issues. It's good to see that early in the report it acknowledges ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... water, or the capacity of the atmosphere to absorb the greenhouse gases we emit. So, if any of these assets decline in quality (value), the decline won't appear in our national accounts. Again, as these assets come further under threat, my fear is that ...

Government bodies not effectively speaking on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... low opinion of sustainability management personnel towards government communication is not merely a critique of style or quality of press releases and website information, but represents a barrier that inhibits potential dialogue between business and ...

Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... implementation." The input-output phase of the accounting standard is the first part, and MCA is currently working on water quality and use and transformation in the second phase, McCombe said. "While the input-output component has been adopted, we are ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... commercial and industrial organic waste that could be diverted from landfill, said Geoff Richards, Richgro managing director. "Quality, passion and environmental preservation are our main driving forces, which is why we're very excited about this technology ...

ANZ creates hydroelectric power policy for lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... hydroelectric power policy so that the bank can align its lending practices with best practices regarding issues such as water quality and working with communities that might be impacted by infrastructure development. The bank identified a need for a ...

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... was 74. The report notes, however, that while climate change leaders in Australia continue to improve their disclosure quality, standards dare higher amongst leaders in the Global 500, US and UK companies. Australia's carbon disclosure leaders are unusual ...

CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... 2011. Negative impacts included water scarcity, flooding, rising compliance costs, regulatory uncertainty and poor water quality in the past five years, CDP said. At the same time, more companies are reporting awareness of water risk, with 68% identifying ...