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Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... that while coal seam gas mining is not a new industry, the fast growth of the industry has led to "misunderstandings." "People have got to understand that this is not a new industry," Ferguson said. "30% of Australia's east coast gas currently comes ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... holders, and that's one of the discussions around brown coal electricity generators. Are they too leveraged? That's how people are thinking about it, and that's how we're thinking about it." Although ESG analysis from equities may be used in fixed income ...

Dean Paatsch launches new governance advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... here, but we're very keen to make sure we have sustainable resource base," said Paatsch. "We also want to be developing the people who are going to come after us.... We're serious about positioning ourselves in the market. Expectations here are very ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... launching the report. "But there is a failure to communicate, with companies and directors not always talking to the right people in the institutions and investors. Companies felt they should be engaging with executives such as the chief executive officer ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... create a positive impact beyond the financial return," Birgden said. "That means to improve the lives of poor and vulnerable people, providing environmental benefits at large. In that sense, microfinance allows institutional investors to find a vehicle ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... infrastructure" and for local employment to be the focus for contractors and mining companies with a focus on training local people for jobs and more local apprenticeships. "The region's coal producers know they have to do things differently to minimise ...

Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... derived from coal, combined by ineffective messaging by providers. "I think there's a suspicion of green credentials because people know it's coming from coal," Hale said. "When people know that 70% of energy comes from coal-generated power, they're ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... confidence to look into other states than Victoria," he said. "That's an unfortunate result of the action that Victoria took. People will look at New South Wales, Tasmania, and South Australia for those projects." Going forward, the state and federal ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... become a financial issue for future costings for goods and services, and it'll become a more objective process, allowing people permission to enter into the space with a more objective view," Magner said. "From that perspective, the carbon tax is making ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... we've made comment on remuneration structure and asked for clarification for what we'd seen previously. The other is that people have come in and asked for a meeting to talk about their remuneration policies and why they have been constructed a certain ...