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Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... double Treasury's modelling of domestic abatement through the carbon price alone, said ClimateWorks Australia Executive Director, Anna Skarbek. The reduction in carbon pollution stem from the introduction of a carbon price and the combined impact of ...

Sensis certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Sensis, producer of the Yellow Pages and White Pages directories, has been certified as carbon neutral for its print and online directories under the Australian Government's National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The certification recognises Sensis' ...

Women make strides in recent board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... top listed company boards, including the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand," said John Colvin, CEO and managing director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. "Chairmen and boards consistently tell us that practical programs like our ...

Regnan appoint Amanda Wilson managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Amanda Wilson has been confirmed as the permanent managing director of research and corporate engagement firm Regnan. Wilson joined Regnan as deputy managing director last year, but has been acting MD since February, following the unexpected departure ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have launched their ESG Reporting Guide for Australian Companies, a framework for assisting companies in identifying and reporting their ESG risks. FSC ...

ACSI CEO elected to PRI Advisory Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... (CalPERS), and four non-asset owners, - Byrne, Paul Abberleychief executive of Aviva Investors London, Melissa Brown, a director at Responsible Research, and Luciane Ribeiro, executive officer at Santander Asset Management Brasil. Additionally, Sopawadee ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... overstretched or overcommitted, and that in itself can cause some form of risk, and could impact on the capacity of a director to have a clear line of sight because of other commitments. This only becomes more exacerbated when there's a crisis or an ...

Citibank Australia appoints Samantha Mostyn non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Citibank Australia has appointed Samantha Mostyn non-executive director of Citigroup Pty Limited, the legal entity which trades as Citibank in Australia. Mostyn was a member of the senior executive team at Insurance Australia Group from 2002-2008. She ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... appreciate the impact of social risk may result in unexpected and unwanted financial impacts. Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility "Analysing social risk needs to be a biz-as-usual part of the risk management ...

Four Australians up for election to UNPRI council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... AU$4.17bn Catholic Super, Ann Byrne, CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Denis Donohue, managing director of Solaris Wealth Management and Manny Pohl, CEO of Hyperion Asset Management, are among the 37 candidates to the council. ...