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CSA calls for "safe harbour" to encourage IR disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... to make forward-looking statements such those outlined in the Integrated Reporting (IR) framework. Judith Fox, director, policy, Chartered Secretaries Australia CSA supports the IR guidelines, and said that the government can encourage companies to use ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... government promised to leave ARENA's funding intact and isolated from year-to-year funding changes, said Russell Marsh, policy director at the Clean Energy Council. "The important thing to us is less about the amount of money that was cut and more the ...

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... investing in companies that produce tobacco product. The board will instruct its managers accordingly and is updating its ESG policy to reflect this decision. VicSuper and STC join a growing list of funds and trustees that are divesting holdings in companies ...

Net Balance/ECO-Buy merger looks to impact strategy, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... across supply chain, procurement, and contracts, as well as understanding exactly what you need in terms of strategy and policy commitment from senior leadership, so it's an interesting area," said Cameron Neil, a senior associate at Net Balance. "Since ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... be doing to fulfil our obligations," Brandweiner said. "We need to be active as owners. We need to collaborate in public policy and we need to cognisant of the side impacts of every investment decision that is made. Now here's the rub - allocating capital ...

Geodynamics announces successful test of geothermal energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... as geothermal will transform the way we produce our electricity in the future," said Russell Marsh, Clean Energy Council policy director. "This type of geothermal energy produces power by superheating water using hot rocks deep beneath the ground. If ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... that are exposed to fossil fuels, and the extent to which assets are devalued is highly dependent on how international policy is implemented, the type of fossil fuels in question, and the time horizon of new projects. Carbon Tracker recently published ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... ahead on, in fact. We found that a lot of people who were focused on CSR were under-resourced and driven by short-term policy compliance rather than the strategic view. Some of the Asian companies in Australia had more resources than the Australian government ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... by the UK Cabinet Office, the White House Office for Social Innovation and Civic Participation, and the Impact Investing Policy Collaborative. "It will become important, for example, for institutional investors like the superannuation funds - such as ...

IIRC publishes Integrated Reporting consultation draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... stakeholders including employees, customers, suppliers, business partners, local communities, legislators, regulators, and policy-makers. "The new framework holds great promise for improving the dialogue between companies and investors about the real ...