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AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Governance practices have evolved differently around the world, and as a result, AMP Capital has developed a nuanced, case-by-case approach to proxy voting and engaging with companies in varying markets. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... dysfunctional,' said Michael Traill, SVA CEO, in a speech delivered at NSW Parliament House this week. He spoke to both government and philanthropic funders and said that the failure to fund based on outcomes achieved by a social program was "at the ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... RepRisk. "We believe that dynamic, timely data from third-party commentary and external stakeholders, such as media, NGOs, government bodies and others, is a critical component of corporate sustainability analysis. This type of data and external perspective ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... third." Although Australia's mandatory carbon pricing mechanism has been abolished, under policy proposals by the Abbott government, Australia could convert to a voluntary carbon market. The Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) has offered opportunities for ...

SVA calls for $200-250m funding for social investment bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The government should seed a social investment bank with AU$200-250 million of debt or grant funding to meet capital required by market for social impact investments, according to Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Ian Learmonth, executive director of ...

ARENA allocates $21.5m to solar R&D projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... allocated AU$21.5 million in funding for 12 new solar research and development projects across the country. "The Australian Government's $21.5 million investment is being matched by strong domestic and international industry investment, with the projects' ...

SVA: Newpin social benefit bond returns 7.5% in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... change in environment that you have to live with. Increasingly the referrals of families are being pushed out from government to the community sector/NGOs, so there's adapting to the changing environment. Another thing to keep in mind is that there's ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... long-term transition to lower carbon energy sources, it will require ongoing policy support from state and federal government as well as long-term investment from the private sector, while recognising that the impacts of renewable uptake will disrupt ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... GPD in 2012. "We live in a global economy now, and I think that it's vital and crucial for Australian business and government to understand the way in which we live and to actually also understand where Australia is positioned in the rest of the world," ...

Christian Super engages with Transfield Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... haven't seen a lot of information on that yet," he said. Transfield Services was awarded a contract with the Australian government on 24 February 2014 to provide garrison and welfare services at detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island, and "[b]ased ...