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Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... energy efficiency financing in the market," said Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO. Rann joins Low Carbon Australia Board members Martijn Wilder, Tony Coleman, Tanya Cox, Don Matthews, and Linda Nicholls. Wilder has been interim chair since the ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... overall, of the companies covered in the analysis, only 40% of directors could be considered truly independent. "Poor levels of board independence in the industry are a big risk for investors," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "Of course, poor board independence ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... conflicts of interest; including the use of related party, Pitt Capital, for advice on corporate actions; the appointment to the board of Chairman Milner's son, a candidate who we don't believe has the necessary experience to serve on the board of a ...

Greg Bourne appointed acting chair of ARENA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Greg Bourne has been appointed acting chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) board by Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson ARENA, which commences in July 2012, will be an independent ...

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... dialogue. The approach that we take with managers is that we've assessed their ESG capabilities when we've taken them on board and we have a proactive ongoing dialogue to assist them with integrating ESG. Periodically, our managers are up for review. ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... opportunity," O'Connor said. "Gender pay equality is a really difficult one, as is representation in the partnership and leadership board roles. We will state that we are helping women in the firm with their career development - here or elsewhere - and ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... industry for a cleaner energy future," according to the report. The expert review panel was chaired by Jillian Broadbent, a board member of the Reserve Bank. Broadbent was joined by David Paradice, founder of Paradice Investment Management, and Ian Moore ...

Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... important, or profound revisions as we call them. This starts of course with general decisions that we take directly from the board of directors. The GRI Secretariat starts with a plan on how to implement these decisions, and then we discuss this plan ...

ASA opposes Santos CEO $2m share grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... do they ever recommend that an executive stops leapfrogging the others? When is it going to stop?" In the AGM notice, the board said that the share grant takes "the opportunity to align the CEO's long-term interests with specific goals that are integral ...

David Green named Clean Energy Council CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... practice that enables Australia to emerge as a key player in this field," said Michael Fraser, the Clean Energy Council board chairman. Green has worked with the UK government on clean energy policy, energy efficiency and strategies for low-income households. ...