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Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... property investors perform "exceptionally" well, GRESB deemed, in environmental issues related to management, policy and disclosure and strategy and analysis. Among the 33 Australian respondents, 70% have implemented tenant behaviour programs compared ...

James Thier retires from Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... returns follow the ethics." See Also: Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

AGL wins three awards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability report with Westpac at the 2010 ACCA reporting awards ceremony. That year, AGL also won the award for best disclosure of environmental, social and governance information at the Australian Investor Relations Association annual awards presentation. ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... year, includes new provisions for board members' workloads, board evaluation, voting based on "one share, one vote" and disclosure of environmental, social and corporate governance policies and practices. Ann Byrne The guide serves the purpose of giving ...

Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... availability prevented estimation of assistance for a further 15 eligible activities. We also review gaps in company disclosure that limit the ability of investors to quantify levels of company assistance and earnings impacts," said Michael Salvatico ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... to give us comfort about the rigor of these processes. Once you have this discussion, you can urge them to have more disclosure around the issues and the contingency issues in place." The Australian Institute of Company Directors also believes that an ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Chartered Secretaries of Australia (CSA) have advised the European Commission (EC) to adopt a "comply or explain" principles-based approach to corporate governance. CSA is responding to a green paper on corporate governance codes published by the commission ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), "over half of the ASX 200 still fail to provide considered and meaningful disclosure on their ESG risks and performance." Ann Byrne ACSI released their conclusions in their fourth annual review of the Sustainability ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... external providers, that is our research providers for voting, The Investor Group on Climate Change [IGCC] and the Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP] and Regnan our engagement service provider. Another key part of my role is working closely with our investment ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Although PUMA might be at the vanguard for this type of reporting, Australia has the accounting framework and financial disclosure regime to support this sort of reporting should companies choose to calculate and disclose the economic costs or benefits ...