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Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... controversies. "The ASX200 are generally well resourced companies and many compete on an international market," said Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO. "It is not unreasonable to expect that the labour and human rights policies they disclose, like other areas of their ...

Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... when we are ramping up deployment of our energy efficiency financing in the market," said Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO. Rann joins Low Carbon Australia Board members Martijn Wilder, Tony Coleman, Tanya Cox, Don Matthews, and Linda Nicholls. ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... at an annual general meeting or an EGM. "Existing shareholders shouldn't be disadvantaged by placements," said Ann Byrne, CEO of ACSI. "What they're proposing doesn't enshrine that principle." Both ACSI and FSC object to the proposed changes, saying ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $1.6m Ipswich building upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Rating System (NABERS) result in January 2011, but it is now targeting four stars, said Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia's CEO. The Limestone Street Centre project is an example of how Low Carbon Australia can create tailored financial solutions for ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Investment manager Perpetual will continue to roll out its dashboard report approach to embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment decisions, including further reports on its universe of equities and preparing ...

Plantic opens expanded bioplastics facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... facilities in the Melbourne suburb of Altona that the company estimates will quadruple its production capacity. Brendan Morris, CEO of Plantic, Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Climate Change Greg Combet, and Allister Watson, Coles ...

Calls for expedited reduction of SRES multiplier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... addressed, and opponents saying that the move would bring extra uncertainty to the market with no positive impact. Nick Armstrong, CEO COzero Under the SRES multiplier, the government offers a certain number of renewable energy certificates for every ...

Australia in top ten for GRI sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... companies can shape the way the public thinks about issues like climate change or labor conditions," said Ernst Ligteringen, GRI CEO. "Coverage bias resulting from ownership and advertising has arguably left the public largely unaware of the real consequences ...

Low Carbon Australia certifies water recycling plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... the water recycling process to power the Class A Recycled Water Plant's operations, said Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO. "The plant has been able to reduce its total carbon footprint by just under 75% through cogeneration. It has then purchased ...

NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people in Victoria. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The first Good Money retail financial hub recently opened in Geelong, and is expected to offer services to up to ...