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Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia's two-way trade in goods and services totalled more than A$600 billion or 41% of GPD in 2012. "We live in a global economy now, and I think that it's vital and crucial for Australian business and government to understand the way in which we ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... better, something different," he said. "We can work on that 50% of the global social spending and turn it into a market economy for a new democracy where we have a better share of the distribution of responsibility and benefits and in which we factor ...

GRI names Michael Meehan new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... the GRI Board that Michael is the ideal person to lead us forward. Michael shares GRI's vision of a sustainable global economy and is committed to continuing GRI's ground-breaking leadership to make sustainability and human rights issues integral parts ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... flow-throughs. "The carbon price has been in for two years, and to some extent the price has been, if you like, smeared through the economy and in many instances, it won't be clear-cut- what part of a supply price is attributable to carbon," de Wit said. ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... managed by superannuation funds on behalf of its members will increasingly become a source of finance in the Australian economy in future, and superannuation funds will inevitably make broad impacts on the shape of the Australian economy, according to ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... depend on confidence among investors that the buildings are making a genuine contribution to the transition to a green economy we need to head off catastrophic climate change." Several Australian stakeholders participated in the Green Property Technical ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... The Indigenous Carbon Farming Fund was soaked up right away because everyone wants to do it. If there's another viable economy out there, people would be doing it. [Carbon farming] t fits the bill - it has the social, the environmental, the cultural ...

UCA Funds Management names fossil fuel exclusion stocks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... International Mission Unit. The policy also reflects an investment pathway forward for the transition to a cleaner energy economy by tilting away from emissions-intensive and unconventional fossil fuels while investing in cleaner conventional fossil ...

Sustainable Business Australia named WBCSD global partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... CEO. "Up until recently, Australia made globally recognised progress pursuing energy and resource efficiency across its economy. It is important that Australian business continues to contribute to global momentum on climate mitigation, water and resource ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... transparency and sustainability - supporting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and paving the way for a sustainable global economy." The directive did not stipulate the reporting framework that companies must use, but encouraged companies to use ...