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VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... up for an award at the 2015 Melbourne Awards, and Simpson cited the program as one example of the fund's community development work. One of the larger internal projects completed by the fund during the 2014/2016 financial year was the fund's transition ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... this holistic views of human beings of sharing a community of common destiny. It also calls for a new type of global development partnership." China's leadership on climate change commitments is driven by moral considerations and domestic considerations ...

International Integrated Reporting Council appoints new board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... gained such momentum," Professor King said. "The outgoing board has overseen a number of key changes, including the development and launch of the International Integrated Reporting Framework in December 2013, and the successful rise in adoption of Integrated ...

Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... matrix can help identify gaps in the collective skills of the board, which should be addressed through professional development for directors and in board succession planning. The ASX notes that a board skills matrix is useful information for investors ...

Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Data security and cyber security issues have the potential for significant reputational and financial impacts on companies' performance, and AMP Capital says the issue should be well understood and priorities at the board level. Karin Halliday, AMP ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... invested AU$110 million with Blackbird Ventures, a venture capital (VC) firm established in 2012 that invests in the development of local Internet start-ups with global market appeal. Last month, First State Super also purchased 4,000 hectares across ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... strategy; financial stability and systemic risk; financial inclusion; labour practices and human rights; human capital development; stakeholder engagement; risk and crisis. This year, RobecoSAM assessed 85% of the invited universe's free float market ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... towards building at least four, and as many as 10 new large-scale solar funds. The program will support the accelerated development of solar PV projects of more than 10MW, with a loan requirement of AU$15 million or more, the CEFC said. "The CEFC finance ...

Pollinate Energy sells 10,000th solar light

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... which came on last week, including their first female Pollinator," said Alexie Seller, national manager - business development and operations, Pollinate Energy. "They've boosted their average sales at 20 per Pollinator, which is great." The Kolkata office ...

Australia/NZ property companies, funds outperform: GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... from 12% last year, and 9% were labelled Green Starter, the base level, down from 16% last year. "Similar to global development, the improvement is most notable on the dimension of Implementation and Measurement, underlining the fact that besides increasingly ...