10 July 2014: Sydney and Melbourne are both addressing climate change threats, the new CDP Cities Report finds. The real and current threat of climate change is driving local governments to take concrete action, so finds Protecting.
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8 July, 2014: A United Nations (UN) committee has released a report which will pave the way for a UN climate change summit in New York this September, in the lead up to international climate change negotiations at COP 21 in Paris, December.
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As of 1 July 2014, the Australian Stock Exchange expects listed companies to report on their ESG risks - environmental and social governance. The following is a speech by Green Building Council of Australia chief executive Romilly Madew on environmental, social and corporate governance, which was presented to the August IPD breakfast series in Sydney.
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St Aidan's Anglican Girls School has won a 2014 Premier's Sustainability Award (Community category). St Aidan's Junior School is well-known for its Earth Angels Club for students interested in gardening, nature and learning about sustainability.
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By Ian Lowe, Griffith University
In the lead-up to the budget, the story of crisis has been hammered home, but there’s more to a country than its structural deficit. So how is Australia doing overall? In this special series, ten writers to take a broader look at the State of Australia; our health, wealth, education,.
By Wendy Miller, Queensland University of Technology
During Queensland’s preparations for Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman advised residents who lived in older houses (those built before 1985) to evacuate their homes as they were not likely to stand up to the storm’s destructive winds.
In the event, the damage was largely.
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Sustainable Business Australia and the Global Reporting Initiative welcome the introduction of a new provision for ASX listed companies to identify their environmental, social and economic risks.
On 27 March 2014, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) released its revised Corporate Governance Guidelines, which include a new recommendation under Principle 7: Recognise and Manage Risk. The new.
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21 January, 2014 – Companies are increasingly recognizing climate risk in their supply chains, but investment in emissions reductions programs is going down, according to research published today by CDP and Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Importantly, a clear link is established between stalling.
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28 Jan 2014 - Imperative and CSRwire today unveiled The Purpose Economy 100 (PE100), a list of the top 100 pioneers shifting the economy to better serve people and the planet. Selected based on their innovative models, philosophies and.
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January 14, 2014: Trust Across America-Trust Around the World (TAA-TWA), global leaders in organisational trust, has selected 2014's Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business. These experts are helping to transform the way organisations do business towards greater corporate responsibility on environmental and social.
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