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Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... user computing, enterprise and data centre, IT as a low-carbon enabler and metrics. The methodology measured attitude, policy, practice and technology and assigned a numerical score based on a maximum of 100. The average ICT Sustainability Index (ITSx) ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... such as coal gain are known quantities by and large for investors, based on well accepted technologies and regulatory and policy regimes, and in comparison, renewable energy investments have different risk profiles. "I think [institutional investors] ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... aspirational. The only part of the survey and the ranking that we struggle with a little bit is that it is skewed towards the policy side. We would prefer a focus more on the implementation - we think there are organisations that are very good at putting ...

Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... 8 th - 10 th respectively. GRESB's scores are based on 39 metrics that are broken into two categories - management and policy and implementation and measurement. Management and policy represented 30% of the total GRESB score, with the weight given to ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... retender at the next round, Rhodes said. This has been the first investigation under Metcash's new supply chain management policy, which was approved by its board of directors in March of this year and was three years in the making, Rhodes said. As part ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... several approaches in the outlined frameworks for integrated investment processes always means beginning with defining the policy and moving through investment decisions and long term interactions with invested companies. "Institutional investors will ...

R. M. Williams Agricultural Holdings to fund NT property conservation with carbon rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... and fund it with carbon rights. It will feed directly into the government's carbon farming initiative and carbon pricing policy." In a statement, Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus welcomed the project to rehabilitate ...

AGL wins three awards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... proud of these achievements and are committed to leading the industry in this space," said Tim Nelson, head of economic policy and sustainability at AGL. "When we think about sustainability, we don't just think about the environment; we also think about ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... composition of Australia's boards, selection practices and the advantages inherent in diversity. Author Anthea McIntyre, senior policy advisor and legal counsel at AICD, talks to The Sustainability Report. Q: What is the correlation between board diversity ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... expectations" said Ann Byrne, ACSI Chief Executive Officer. In the governance guidelines, ACSI urge companies to disclose ESG policy and strategy within annual reports, with clear identification of ESG risks specific to the company and mitigation intentions ...