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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 ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... of government assistance, we were looking at up to 10 years to break even, which is a little bit too long to encourage people to go down that path. We would generally hold our properties for longer than 10 years, but if a fund has to pay off energy and ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... the end of the day, I'm here to encourage businesses to reduce their environmental and social impact while profiting our people. This supply chain program is a powerful tool to help us achieve our goal." Metcash is a wholesale distribution and marketing ...

James Thier retires from Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... financial crisis, 9/11, and there have been new products like the Climate Advocacy Fund as well. The company is now 50-odd people - when I started there was one full time employee and five directors. Everyone was doing everything." While intending to ...