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Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability champion of Viatek. Viatek has agreed to the commitment to achieve a 4-star NABERS energy rating and part of the company's overall sustainability goals include embedding improved efficiencies in business practice, including technology ...

AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Christensen said. "As is often the case, you get burned and then you learn - fast," he said. "In many cases, it's been that a company has gone in and started a business or started doing a JV and business objectives and cultures that were thought to be ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... diversity policies, state why such policies were introduced and how those policies assist in the longer term value of the company. BlackRock's report noted that there has been an increase of the number of women on boards, with women making up 17.8% of ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... negative water impacts, according to the report summarising the findings. CDP cites American aluminium producer Alcoa, a company that lost US$130 million (or 6.5% of EBITDA) in 2011 due to flooding damage, as one example. The report also discusses mitigation ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... components. Baster demonstrated UCA Funds Management's investment strategy by explaining how the fund invested in one company - Sims Metal Management. Baster established that Sims was a proxy for other companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, with ...

Two directors stepping down at Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... organisation, Australian Ethical ays. "Steve has made a significant contribution to the board over the past few years and the company has benefited enormously from his skills and experience," said Chairman Steve Gibbs in a statement. "We wish him the ...

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
NYSE Euronext, parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, will join the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. The SSE Initiative is co-organized by the UN Global Compact, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the UN-supported ...

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... and international requirements on non-financial reporting, including proposed amendments to the Fourth and Seventh EU Company Law Directives - more commonly known as the EU Accounting Directives. " We welcome the legislation and encourage [The Department ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... involved, and they're engaging in Australia. The weight of numbers can be useful." LGS, an investor in Wesfarmers, wrote the company after the airing of a ABC Four Corners investigation, Fashion Victims, which made allegations some Australian retailers ...

Algae.Tec signs agreement with Macquarie Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Biofuels company Algae.Tec has signed a deal with Macquarie Generation to site an algae carbon capture and biofuels production facility beside a 2640MW coal-fired power station in New South Wales. The agreement with Macquarie Generation, which is owned ...