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Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... should relate to other, characterised as a shift from "investor relations" to "owner relations." Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute of Australia With superannuation funds becoming more active in exercising their voting rights, and larger ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... buildings and some industrial processes." The report uses modelling from the CSIRO and the Victoria University Centre for Policy Studies, using the same tools as previous analyses by Treasury and the Garnaut Review. ClimateWorks and ANU established three ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... interests of those with savings invested in the Australian economy. We urge the Federal Government to maintain a predictable policy framework and support both past and future investments in renewable energy in Australia." See Also: CEC analyses impact ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... their asset allocations, while 80% of partners have or will increase their engagement on climate change with companies and policy makers, Mercer found. Mercer, NERA Economic Consulting and Guy Carpenter, all owned by Marsh & McLennan Companies, will ...

Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Building impact investing in Australia will take leadership, action, and policy, according to an Australian report contributing to a global project to increase capacity in the market. graphic courtesy of Impact Investing Australia In conjunction with ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... or 3.1 million adult Australians, is financially excluded and unable to access a bank account, small credit or insurance policy, Good Shepherd Microfinance has previously said. Good Shepherd Microfinance's provider network includes 246 community organisations ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Change mandates and incentives 5. Improve the quality of data provided by companies and investors 6. Provide an enabling policy environment Source: KPMG

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... management, labour practice indicators and human rights, climate strategy, supply chain management, brand management, anti-crime policy and measures, codes of conduct, compliance, corruption and bribery. Of the ASX200 listed companies, 48 were included ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... also ranked on two dimensions to generate GRESB's quadrant model. The score is ranked on two dimensions - management and policy and implementation and measurement. GRESB ranks organisations in four categories - green starter, green talk, green walk and ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental co-benefits ranked third." Although Australia's mandatory carbon pricing mechanism has been abolished, under policy proposals by the Abbott government, Australia could convert to a voluntary carbon market. The Carbon Farming Initiative ...