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In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Next Forty Years. Mr Randers is no wisher-washer: a professor at the BI Norwegian Business School, a corporate board director and a member of British Telecom and Dow Chemical sustainability council. That he takes seriously 40 years of warnings and accurate ...

Local Government Super leader on managing climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... management, investment chain alignment, active ownership and low carbon investment, said Julian Poulter, AODP executive director. AODP created the index as a way of increasing attention to the way in which the world's largest asset owners manage "There's ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... including the power, buildings, agriculture and transport sectors, said Greg Garvin, ClimateWorks Australia interim executive director. "It is critical to have a robust framework for monitoring low carbon activity and to understand how Australia is progressing ...

More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... directors aged between 60-69 years. More women also held more than one directorship - 27.19% reported holding more than one director position, to 12.4% of men. "The report shows we are making progress to increase the number of women on our leading company ...

Government bodies not effectively speaking on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... think what people are looking for is closer dialogue with government departments," said Stephen Hale, general manager, director of Change the Conversation. "This came out in the research - respondents said that the government is interested in one way ...

Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... according to the MCA. "There's a clear business case to the consistent accounting of water," said Chris McCombe, assistant director - environmental policy at MCA. "There's a clear environment and social case as it relates to communication of water use ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... of commercial and industrial organic waste that could be diverted from landfill, said Geoff Richards, Richgro managing director. "Quality, passion and environmental preservation are our main driving forces, which is why we're very excited about this ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... conjunction with each other. In a panel discussion following the presentation of the report, Kirsten Simpson, an associate director at Net Balance, noted that when companies approached Net Balance seeking assurance services, if the request came from ...

Oliver Yates named CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... became the executive chair in 2010. Carapiet is currently the chair of SAS Trustee Corporation NSW and a non-executive director of Southern Cross Media Group Limited. From 2005-2011, he served as deputy chair and board member for the Export Finance and ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... measure. "I think we expected this wouldn't happen because it was a constitutional amendment," said Amanda Wilson, managing director of Regnan. "I think the constitutional change is regarded as a step too far for most investors." This is not the first ...