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KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... fiduciary duty 3. Improve understanding of the relationship between corporate and societal value 4. Change mandates and incentives 5. Improve the quality of data provided by companies and investors 6. Provide an enabling policy environment Source: KP ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... said that they are "less flexible" when it comes to generation remuneration plans "which deliver hurdlefree, long-term incentives" because AMP Capital "struggles to see how these grants align the interest of management with the interests of shareholders." ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake emission avoidance and sequestration offset projects and increase carbon abatement in line with the ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... main areas and opportunities for reform - access to capital, a dedicated social investment bank, tax concessions and incentives, a corporate bond market, financial intermediaries, structural barriers and regulatory requirements, SVA said. "The overarching ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake emission avoidance and sequestration offset projects and increase carbon abatement in line with the ...

Australia passes 2m mark for small-scale renewable systems

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... the Clean Energy Regulator. The Clean Energy Regulator says lower costs of renewable energy systems and the financial incentives derived from the Renewable Energy Target have made small-scale systems more affordable to Australian customers. "The Clean ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Impact Fund. The report also points to the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), which has provided $1 billion in incentives for investment into affordable rental housing, and the Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund, that will provide $200 million ...

Net Balance urges co-benefits approach for carbon offsets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... 2020 will build on the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) and will establish an Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) to provide incentives for abatement activities. The CFI is integrated into the DAP, and Net Balance believes that it is timely to define a co-benefit ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... is on the rules of the DAP, what types of companies will be able to participate, and how the government will create incentives to pull enough companies in while being robust enough to effectuate real reductions," he said. The DAP and ERF will establish ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... achieve absolute emissions reductions in emissions. According to the report, 85% of companies that provide monetary incentives to the board, executive team or all employees report emissions reductions in the past year. Comparatively, 67% of other companies ...