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Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... measured is not managed, and that which is measured is managed. Water reporting will a.) because it is standardized give people a good sense of what is available, why it is available and what water risks are present, and b.) because it is reported, cause ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... reasonably well over the years being a high conviction investor with over 18,000 investors" Vernon said. "However 1.2m people voted for the Green Party at the last federal election. Without changing who we are, there is some reason why that other 1.18m ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... "The potential price of ACCUs is a significant consideration for any project proponent," Edwards said. "But at this point, people are concerned about the technical aspects of the proposed project, as well as the financial analysis. Both considerations ...

Women make gains on corporate boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... you have got to have mining experience to be a good mining company director. Often, they still haven't moved on from the people who were on the board at IPO." See Also: WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

Investor Profile: Five Oceans Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... are quite strong, and a lot of the companies manage their investor relation capability such that you can talk to their people about issues, but again, ESG is a more complex issue on all factors when dealing with Asia. Q: You referenced UNPRI before? ...

SEFA selects Queensland social enterprise for first loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) has made its first loan to a Queensland social enterprise that will provide accommodation to people in Cairns and Indigenous people from Cape York who travel to Cairns for health services. SEFA has loaned AU$450,000 ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... lot of governance issues there which should then mean you should have no exposure to those areas, which is hard to the people there. If you get exposure through a supranational, it's a good way of making sure that the people in these countries aren't ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... understand the issue is to spend a lot of time with Indigenous communities. Otherwise, you end up coming in and telling people what they need without understanding what they need." As part of their work with Jawun, Westpac staff go to Cape York on five ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... brands, but also impact on staff morale and attractiveness as a workplace. The report notes that the media sector is a "people's business" and hinges on attracting, developing and retaining people to drive innovation. "When we meet with companies, we ...

Carbon price to bring reporting and compliance complexities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... really fall into two distinct categories as I see them," Phillips said. "First of those are the compliance costs for those people who are directly liable under the scheme. That's the unit surrender costs - your $23 dollars - but there are other costs ...