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Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... director. "Origin's commitments are significant, especially its commitments to adopt a science-based emissions reduction target and reduce short-lived climate pollutant emissions. Origin is a major carbon emitter, and energy production is responsible ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... the gender diversity policy within the guidelines will inform out voting from 2017 onwards." Last year, ACSI set a policy target of 30% women on each ASX 200 board by the end of 2017. A decision to recommend against re-election would happen on a case-by-base ...

CEFC to provide up to $30m financing to City of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... upgrade our street lighting to LED. The City of Melbourne is committed to achieving Zero Net Emissions by 2020, and has a target to source 25% of the municipality's electricity from renewables by 2018." See Also: Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Richard Brandweiner is the chief investment officer of First State Super, an AU$53 billion industry superannuation fund. In 2011, First State Super merged with Health Super to create one of Australia's largest public offer superannuation funds. Brandweiner ...

Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... evaluates how data and cyber security issues can impact on a range of industries, pointing to negative impacts such as hacks of Target's online payment system to access customers' financial information. But information also presents opportunities for ...

Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... change mitigation. "This can result in a win/win/win situation, such as the study of Linfox," he said. "They adopted a target for this year to reduce emissions by 50%, and they basically achieved it a year ago. They did this not only by addressing what ...

AGL Energy joins We Mean Business Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Responsibility (ACCR) has lodged resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation activities, among other concerns. Those resolutions will be presented ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... initiative will rally support for resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation activities. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility ...

Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Monica, California, San Francisco and Stockholm have all set 100% renewable energy targets, while Vanuouver has set a 93% target, Canberra has set a 90% target, Austin, Texas has set a 55%, Adelaide has set a 50% target, Los Angeles has set a 33% target ...

Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Australia has tumbled out of the top ten in EY's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), due to policy changes that has slowed momentum in the market. Australia has fallen from 10 th to 13 th in the most recent RECAI. "Australia's government ...