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South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... of the building upgrade to tenants, according to a spokesperson at the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. "To ensure that the lessee is not financially disadvantaged, the draft bill specifies conditions that must be met before such ...

Push continues for Australia to adopt mining payment regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... would adopt a G8 initiative requiring mining companies to disclose payments it makes to governments. Canada's Natural Resources Minister, Joe Oliver, said in a statement last week that the government "welcomed" the recommendations of the Resource Revenue ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... State Teachers Retirement System, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Natural Resources Defense Council. A Climate Bonds certification is issued to bonds that are backed by qualifying green assets - wind farms ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... market recovery. However, as a metal recycling company, Sims is actively reducing carbon emissions and preserving natural resources, environmental characteristics that UCA Funds Management invest to, Baster said. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management executive ...

CDP signs agreements with SASB, GRI to further standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... standardisation of corporate natural capital disclosures to capital markets, enabling more efficient valuation of natural resources and accelerating progress to a resource- efficient economy. "We share the common goal of driving investment decisions ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the United Kingdom will implement the EITI, the global standard for transparency of government revenues from natural resources.

GRI and IIRC sign agreement for closer cooperation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... that it has an integrated and sustainable strategy encompassing all of its capital - including its people, the natural resources it uses, and the integrity of its supply chain." Both GRI and IIRC have a shared view of the evolution of corporate reporting ...

Monash University selected as sustainable development hub

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... India and Vietnam. "The intersection of climate change, urbanisation, poverty reduction and the management of natural resources is a big challenge for Australia and many of our friends in neighbouring nations," said Professor Dave Griggs. "We are excited ...

Using natural capital to add to risk, opportunity analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... of capital together. natural capital is a concept that should resonate with Australia, given its history and natural resources, noted Malcolm Thompson, deputy secretary in the Australian government's Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water ...

ESG disclosures relevant to investors' decision-making

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... as the most relevant type of extra-financial information, while 64% of respondents said that information on natural resources is very relevant to analysis of companies. Social and community information ranked lower - 52% of respondents say the information ...