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AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... implementation of the New Zealand ETS, AWE compiled an Emissions Trading Scheme Management Process, which established the data collection procedures and the reporting requirements of the ETS and AWE's obligations under the scheme," the company said in ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... state or territory; was a trading entity; and consisted of Australian domiciled trusts but submits directors for re-election. Data was drawn from 2010 annual reports and notices of annual general meetings. The study also found that company boards continue ...

New standards for measuring GHG emissions in value chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... for S.C. Johnson, in a statement accompanying the launch. "Our road test of the new Scope 3 standard provides us with key data to drive our strategic business decisions regarding greenhouse gas reductions. We encourage other businesses to similarly employ ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... the complexity of the investments. There are a number of layers of governance, and then of course, there is more limited data on returns, particularly on debt vehicles and how they perform." Comparing microfinance to alternative assets such as private ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... issues - the organisation of a water study of the region to understand aquifers and surface water, which will take existing data and fill in the gaps of information; the development of independent and transparent water assessment of mining projects to ...

Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... indices for five areas in ICT sustainability - equipment lifecycle procurement and disposal, end user computing, enterprise and data centre, IT as a low-carbon enabler and metrics. The methodology measured attitude, policy, practice and technology and ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... available," said Peter Lunt, executive manager - investment at superannuation fund VicSuper. "On the social side, there is less data and less comparable data and it is less quantifiable.... We ask our managers how or if the integrate social and the answers ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... emissions (CO2 equivalent) for the fiscal year 2010-11 for a corporation are required to register with the Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and report on those emissions annually. Each year, corporations ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... We've been able to lower our vacancy rates, and they are now extremely low. It's now just getting a number of years' worth of data to show to the analysts / valuers that these things actually have a link to profitability, which is why we've been involved ...

ASX100 CEO pay increases faster than stock value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... AU$16.158m. Westfield CEO Frank Lowy had the second highest pay in 2010, with AU$15.965m. This year, ACSI's study for 2010 includes data on realised pay - the equity actually vested to CEOs as opposed to the amortised estimated value required under accounting ...