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Low Carbon Australia partners with Macquarie Equipment Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... leadership in innovative financing and the expertise of Low Carbon Australia in the clean energy field," said Low Carbon Australia CEO Meg McDonald. ""This program will benefit Australian business, enabling them to realise immediate energy cost savings ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... investors and fund managers and company directors outside of the AGM season and better targeted communication. Ann Byrne, CEO of Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), said that ACSI engage with around 70 ASX200 companies each year, and ...

Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... a currency - tradable, able to be securitized and a source of potential return to participants in a number of ways. COzero CEO Nick Armstrong noted that of the 400 companies that would held liable under the carbon pricing regime, only 20-40 of those ...

Low Carbon Australia relaunches Carbon Offset Guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... source of up-to-date information about the market and a valuable resource for the business community," said Meg McDonald, CEO of Low Carbon Australia. "Our involvement with the Carbon Offset Guide means we are uniquely positioned with an in-depth knowledge ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... intermediaries placements by brokerages." Meanwhile, in terms of environmental concerns this AGM season, Duncan Paterson, CEO of CAER - Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility pointed to the anticipated resolutions to be proposed by the the Climate ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... receiving of bribes, according to a paper by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO The report further notes that 126 of ASX200 companies are exposed to countries deemed high-risk for corruption, but 40% ...

Three Australian companies to participate in IIRC program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... this process, we will develop case studies and stories of how to implement IR into an organization," said Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO. "Different companies implement IR in different ways, and these participating companies, representing various sectors, will ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), but also green financing institutions around the world, said Nathan Fabian, IGCC CEO. "The specific task of the group is to work out the investment expectations of the institutional investment community in terms ...

ACSI reiterates no vote for News Corp board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... governance guidelines recommend that a majority of a board should be independent directors and the role of the Board Chairman and CEO should be separate, ACSI noted. Because the Murdoch family controls voting shares, any vote against News Corp board ...

Community finance draws eye of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... "Social Enterprise Solutions operates by reaching out into the marketplace and engaging with social enterprises," said Foresters CEO Belinda Drew. "We classify them as organisations that trade and can demonstrate social impact and have a clear social ...