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Quantifying intangible assets to manage, drive company value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... analysis rarely comes up in the day-to-day management of the business. So managers aren't using the available information to target initiatives - do you invest in initiatives to reduce turnover, or do something on eco-efficiency or innovation partnerships? ...

Carbon Trade Exchange launches REC trading platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... to spot trade RECs." CTX began development after the current coalition government pledged to retain the Renewable Energy Target (RET), and launched it after Clive Palmer and his Palmer United Party (PUP), which hold four seats in the Senate, also committed ...

Community 21 launches share offer to raise up to AU$4m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... limited to NFPs. Quarmby said he was confident that there was adequate interest in the share offering to meet the minimum target. "I would not have advocated to our group that we do this if we didn't have the confidence that the sector would come on ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... shape their investment environment and being passive to the environment around you is not an option." Inflection Point's target client base will global in nature, targeting sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other large institutional investors ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... of 30-50%. As regards the upgrade finance methodology, the standard of 30-50% in emissions reductions is an achievable target, said Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. The average percentage saving (tCO2-e) of the projects financed ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) has offered opportunities for income generation for carbon abatement and sequestration activities for a number of entities, including Indigenous groups. One of the earliest methodologies approved under the CFI certified ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
One hundred of the world's largest companies made investments in social programs valued at US$12.2 billion in 2013, but less than a third of those companies are reporting on the impact of those investments, according to a new global report by KPMG International. ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... that their workforce "is representative of the community", with 43% of leadership roles filled by women, ahead of a 42% target for 2014 and an aspirational target of 50% by 2017. Participation of mature age workers is 20.8%, ahead of a 20.5% target by ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
ASX listed companies in water-sensitive sectors are more likely to be exposed to near-term water risks than global peers, but only 46% of those ASX companies disclosed information to the CDP for its Australia Water Report 2013. Graphic courtesy of CDP ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and Mercer have produced a video training module featuring superannuation trustees and professionals acting in a trustee board meeting role-play that considers concrete steps for integrating climate change ...