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Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... O'Neill said. "A really important shift has been how we work together internally," O'Neill said. "Instead of having different business units writing their own sections, we have an integrated working group developing the content together, comprised of ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Indigenous finance and development at National Australia Bank. "We're bringing more people into the bank and using a lot of different mechanisms. We added internships this year, for university graduates. But the main employment story is converting to ...

Companies advised to manage carbon price future uncertainty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... given the electricity sector's emissions-intensive activities, and the fact that the renewable energy sector may have a different outlook if the carbon pricing regime does not remain in place. "Particular investment decisions will factor in that price ...

IGCC releases reports analysing climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... The reports consider the same set of impacts in climate change and in rising energy costs, but the factors will impact different sectors to varying levels. "There are energy efficiency opportunities that are available to all companies," Fabian said. ...

City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... and a development that is building residential units as well as commercial and retail space. "This particular deal is different in that you don't have a building with long-term leases to a mix of commercial tenants," Wyllie said. "It is a new development ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... quite distinctive which all makes it a little bit harder for boutiques responsible investment firms. Where UCA FM is different is that our current distribution isn't affected by the oligopolisation process because our clients are not for profits and ...

bankmecu to offer environmental upgrade agreement finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) and bankmecu have announced that the customer-owned bank will become a provider of finance for environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). graphic courtesy SMF bankmecu said that it would consider lending on terms as far ...

UN Global Compact, GRI most cited CSR instruments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Commission examined publicly available policy references by companies with between 1,000 and 10,000 employees across 10 different EU member states - Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK, Czech Republic, and Poland. Overall ...

Philanthropy Australia rolling out impact investing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... is one of the older forms of impact investing, so when we talk terminology, we're talking the same thing, but using different words. There is a range of experience levels and capacity, as you might imagine." There are specific legal and tax implications ...

Community Sector Banking to extend microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... and the US, and then adapt those models to our particular, unique situation in Australia," he said. "Philanthropy is different in Australia - it's an emerging part of the Australian landscape, so yes, we've had multiple discussions with organisations ...