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Less than half of suppliers reporting CO2 data: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... currently establishing the extent to which future regulation will impact their business, CDP noted. "The science and the policy have never been clearer," said Paul Simpson, chief executive officer of CDP. "Greenhouse gas emissions must decrease to net ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... signed, sustainability experts believe that during 2016, companies will begin to match their rhetoric with their strategy and policy and concrete commitments to reduce carbon emissions and exposures. "This will be a big area of focus in the coming year ...

CEFC receives new investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... consultation draft investment mandate represents an appropriate approach that allows the CEFC to support Australian government policy priorities while still allowing a measure of investment flexibility necessary to build a portfolio that in aggregate ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... signed on to the agreement, it is not expected to cause any immediate changes to the federal government's climate change policy. However, legal experts who attended COP 21 believe that the progressive nature of the agreement, the stipulation that companies ...

Elizabeth Proust appointed AICD chairman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Brogden, AICD managing director and chief executive officer. "Her passion for issues such as gender diversity and public policy reform will be of great benefit to the organisation as it seeks to increase its impact." Proust thanked Smith for his four ...

Global Investors sign Paris Green Bonds Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... The guide is an inquiry into the design of a sustainable financial system, with recommendations on specific actions for policy makers in developed and developing countries. The guide has three broad categories of recommendations on green bond development ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... named in the report - they have participated and provided case studies, but most companies are struggling to get beyond the policy level." The report provides practical guidance on helping businesses identify and address their human rights risks, including ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... production and integrated natural wild yeast in the manufacturing process, Pangolin Associates said. "Our environmental policy sees no use of insecticides, and reduced irrigation impact through a program of mulching cover crops planted between the rows ...

Governance Institute appoint Simon Pordage president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Kingdom. He has also held other official roles with Governance Institute over the past 10 years, including chair of its major policy committee for the last five years. Governance Institute notes that Pordage has "championed policy reforms to improve ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... achieving those objectives (see end of article). In building the white paper, RIAA conducted a global comprehensive review of policy developments in major financial markets, both hard and soft laws, including European Union shareholder directives, changes ...