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CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... time, more companies are reporting awareness of water risk, with 68% identifying water as a substantial risk to their business, up from 59% in 2011. The majority of companies - 62% - reported that water risks have the potential to impact businesses by ...

SEFA: developing sustainable loan portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF was established to improve social enterprises' access to finance to help them grow their business and increase the impact of their work in their communities and matches private investment. SEDIF allocated AU$10m to SEFA ...

The UpSide Interview: Geoff Sinclair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... on Vimeo. Kimmorley presents this interview, one in a series of discussions with UK-based climate change economics and business experts in The UpSide: what next for a sustainable Australia? The interviews focus on topics ranging from "from leading global ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... 2005-2011. Moore was another appointee to the CEFC Expert Review Panel. He was the head of Bankers Trust's corporate finance business and a member of the bank's credit committee. He is on the board and audit committee of Challenger Infrastructure Fund ...

British government to mandate LSE greenhouse gas disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Governance Principles and Recommendations. Principle 7 establishes how companies should disclose and communicate "material" business risks, including: operational, environmental, sustainability, compliance, strategic, ethical, reputation or brand, technological ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... associated with the upgrade. The Sustainable Melbourne Fund is promoting these three projects - 460 Collins Street, Kings Business Park, and 123 Queen Street - as case studies to continue to educate potential The retrofits have a total value of AU$4.9m ...

Integrated reporting to provide analysis, innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... cooperative organisations," he said. "We began our sustainability journey in 2004.... It has been an absolute core part of our business strategy. It's our way that we differentiate ourselves in the market, it's the way we build long term competitive ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... create a framework to integrate mainstream financial reporting with transparent ESG disclosures including remuneration and business models. Bradbury said that the Financial Reporting Council is looking at integrated reporting and will make a submission ...