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Stockland reports on integrated sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Diversified property group Stockland reported an 84% residential liveability score, an 83% employee satisfaction score and achieved a green start performance portfolio rating for 22 of retail centres in 2016 against a statutory profit of AU$889 million ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... said. A car producer can have good carbon footprint due to efficient production, whereas a solar panel producer could have a high carbon footprint because of energy intensive production, but that is not a complete picture of either product's impact over ...

BetaShares launches global cybersecurity exchange traded fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... companies such as Symantec and Cisco, as well as emerging companies such as FireEye. Cybersecurity is routinely cited as a high priority governance issue in Australian and global companies, with data breaches in companies such as US-based Target and ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Westpac and Stockland were once again named industry group leaders in the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). The DJSI is a global index that tracks leading sustainability-driven companies based on RobecoSAM's analysis of financially material ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... markets in Asia-Pacific are mixed and uneven. China's banks, for example, have taken steps to restrict finance industries with high energy consumption, high pollution and excess pollution. The report also cited China's 2012 Green Credit Guidelines from ...

International Integrated Reporting Council hires Richard Howitt as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has named Richard Howitt as the next chief executive officer. Howitt will succeed outgoing CEO Paul Druckman on 1 November. Howitt is currently a Member of European Parliament (MEP), and will step ...

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Technological disruptions including driverless cars, the sharing economy and blockchain are top sources of both risk and opportunity for Australia's insurance and diversified financial services sector, according to AMP Capital. Kristen Le Mesurier ...

ACSI report finds ASX100 CEO base pay decreases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... of maximum, according to the sample size of 156 CEOs in the sample. "What we're really concerned about is particularly the high proportion of possible bonus that so many CEOs receive - that 76%, because I think that bonuses should be for exceptional ...

Artesian Venture Partners launches $20m Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). "The Clean Energy Seed Fund will target scalable, high growth potential startups, fueling innovation and creating opportunities in the development of clean technology," said Jeremy ...

Australian Ethical Investments profit increases 53 percent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments has announced a net profit after tax of AU$3.0 million for the 2015-2016 year, an increase of 53% over last year. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical attributes the profit increase ...