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Carbon Market Institute calls for clarity in safeguard mechanism, Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Market Institute (CMI) is calling for the government to provide clarity on the Direct Action Plan and specifically the safeguard mechanism and Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) and outline how the policies will "evolve" to meet targets under the Paris Agreement. ...

APRA hires lead for new team that will consider cyber-security risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has recently created a combined team that will take the lead in governance, operational and insurance and will issues "such as IT and cyber security." Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has evolved the investment restriction screens on its Sustainable Australian Shares (SAS) investment option. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS has made three changes, including broadening existing screens to exclude companies that ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions. "Both Labor and government policies indicate that there will be a price on carbon - whether through the safeguard mechanism, or through the Labor party's initiative, the key indicator for companies is that over the medium term, a carbon ...

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 ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... short term changes in Australia, but the Paris outcome along with the Federal election next year, the review of the safeguard mechanism by mid-2017, and the commitment for parties to come together under the COP21 decision in 2018 to review collective ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Managing the future risks of investment portfolios and meeting the future needs of retirees will require new tools, according to Jane Ambachtsheer, chair and global head of responsible investment, Mercer Investments. Jane Ambachtsheer, Mercer Investments ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
When industry superannuation fund HESTA announced that it had divested from its holdings in Transfield Services, it cited social governance concerns that, in their view, represented an unacceptable risk to members' future retirement savings for the ...

Governance Institute appoints Steven Burrell as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Governance Institute of Australia has hired Steven Burrell as its new chief executive officer. Burrell is the former general manager of communications and public affairs at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and will begin in ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... (FIFO) workforces, only one-third of those disclose details of initiatives that contribute to improved lifestyle to safeguard the mental health of those workers. The research was welcomed by Professor Allan Fels, chair of the National Mental Health Commission. ...