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Senate inquiry to examine carbon risk disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... disclosure across government agencies; and (e) any other related matters. The terms of reference are broad, and James Day, director, Australia and New Zealand, CDP noted that they offer scope on carbon risk exposure methods both in Australia and internationally. ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... complex regulatory environment as well as potential reputational risks, according to the Governance Institute. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute The Governance Institute has issued a corporate governance guide, outlining issues that ...

Global Canopy Programme appoints executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Canopy Programme (GCP) has appointed Niki Mardas as executive director. Mardas takes over from Andrew Mitchell, who founded GCP 15 years ago. Mitchell will assume the new role of founder director. Mardas has worked for GCP since 2007, most ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... organisations more tools to integrate commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals, said Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). "There are new protocols for understanding different aspects ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... quarter of 2015, off the back of investment returns and net inflows. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical reported funds under management of AU$1.4 billion at 31 December, announcing that net flows of money ...

AGL opens Nyngan, Broken Hill solar plants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... MW is a major accomplishment and signals the birth of large-scale solar in Australia," said Andy Vesey, AGL managing director and CEO. "We are proud to have achieved this on time and on budget. The two plants add to AGL's credentials as Australia's largest ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... in social and affordable housing, through its AU$30 million Social Impact Investment Trust. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia HESTA has allocated AU$6.7 million to Horizon Housing, a community housing provider ...

Impact Investing Australia to develop Impact Capital Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... space also noted that 2016 could show growth in areas such as social benfit/social impact bonds. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing at Social Ventures Australia (SVA) predicted there should be issuance activity in social benefit bonds ...

ARENA allocates funds for biomass research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... technologies developed at the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute (FETI) at Curtin University. Professor Chun-Zhu Li is the director at FETI. Separately, last year the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) committed AU$100 million to a new Australian ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors have brought questions directly to the annual general meetings of ASX-listed payday lenders Money3 and Cash Converters, raising concerns over companies' standards in lending policies to financially vulnerable Australians. Michael ...