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David Green named Clean Energy Council CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has hired David Green as its new chief executive officer. Green was the founding chief executive of the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy (UKBCSE) from 2001 to the start of this year, and is an executive director ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund." Using SROI as a metric to attract institutional investment is a "mistake," said Belinda Drew, Foresters CEO. "This is a mistake people are making," Drew said. "They think as they approach institutional investors that if they use ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... water and greenhouse gas emissions management; and successful community and landholder relationships," said David Knox, Santos CEO and managing director, in the company sustainability report. "I am committed to meeting or exceeding the highest legislative ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... (ACSI), and investor and accounting experts say companies can improve their public disclosures to the market. Ann Byrne, the CEO of ACSI, told participants at the Australian Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Conference on Sustainability and Integrated ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... of first time reporters.)" Balanced reporting is integral to maintaining trust and reputational benefit, said Alex Malley, CEO of CPA Australia. "Business leaders that don't encourage reporting on sustainability performance in an honest and transparent ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... absolute return and private equity asset classes, is by far the largest commitment of any Australian super fund" said LGS CEO Peter Lambert. "We are constantly working on development of systems and processes to identify, monitor and address ESG and climate ...

FlexiGroup joins Low Carbon Australia on financing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... commercial and industrial businesses wanting to make the move now to join the low carbon economy," said Low Carbon Australia CEO Meg McDonald. The program covers upgrades for energy efficient lighting and lighting controls, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ...

Five Oceans AM to run Skandia Global Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... has outperformed the MSCI World Index by over 5% p.a. after fees since inception in 2006, said Ross Youngman, Five Oceans' CEO. "The Five Oceans World strategy is a risk managed portfolio of global equities," Youngman said. "We risk manage the portfolios ...

City of Sydney, Low Carbon Australia sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... of existing buildings to encourage investment in more energy-efficient operations, said Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO. "Through our partnerships with major organisations including NAB, Macquarie, Alleasing and Origin, we can provide financial ...

DEXUS head office, Republica Coffee declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability and energy efficiency and is part of a set of sustainability goals we have adopted," said Victor Hoog Antink, CEO and executive director of DEXUS Property Group. "Education of our people was a key element to DEXUS becoming carbon neutral. ...