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Women On Boards and Abacus to develop women leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... said Ruth Medd, Women on Boards chair. For their part, Abacus sees the partnership as increasing the potential to identify future women leaders, said Louise Petschler, Abacus chief executive. "Mutuals have a proud history of fostering talented staff ...

Sustainability reports a driver of action and engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... It's really important information for us as investors because it tells us the way in which the company is thinking of its future. "We want that company to be profitable in 5 years' time, 10 years' time, 30 years' time and a sustainability report is kind ...

La Trobe sustainability report discloses ESG action, targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... reported in there doesn't report particularly well l on our performance and drove us to develop plans to do better in the future." La Trobe has established the office of pro vice-chancellor (sustainability) to aid in developing a comprehensive set of ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... opposed to 53% across all regions. The survey was performed in March 2012, after the passage of Australia's Clean Energy Future Act, which put in place a carbon pricing regime that commenced in July. "We have some good leadership in Australia," Birgden ...

Environmental, economic risks also present opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... interplay there. The debate that's going on now is, do you replace the infrastructure that's been damaged, or do you look to future proof the infrastructure and how do you go about that on the long term." But there are other correlations - particularly ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... surveys' second most costly risk and its fifth most likely, perhaps because of concern about Australia's manufacturing future," the report notes. "Although 'innovation' is repeatedly invoked as a panacea, the term is used so often and so broadly that ...

Government launches coal mining abatement package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... strategies. "This support package is about accelerating the development of abatement technologies and processes to maintain the future viability and international competitiveness of the Australian coal mining industry," said Minister for Resources and ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... have been thinking about this, but it's a work in progress, for sure." GetUp will look to more corporate campaigns in the future, Wenn said. "We haven't done a lot of corporate stuff in the past," he said. "But we did a survey of our members and nearly ...

Accountancy profession a driver of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... AWAS would require the expertise and input of both accountants and hydrologists to provide meaningful analysis. To prepare future accountants for the eventuality of working across professional lines, universities as well as CPA Australia and the Institute ...

Solomon Islands implement EITI payment disclosure standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... organisations in the Solomon Islands are "already engaged and campaigning to ensure that the revenues from gold mining and future mining operations contribute to development. The World Bank provides technical assistance to EITI implementation." EITI ...