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CAMAC releases review of executive remuneration governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... what has not been paid," said Tim Sheehy, CEO of Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA), the peak professional body for company secretaries. "There has been some misrepresentation in the media with that from time to time. "We're also happy about the break-up ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... the payback periods have been shorter than companies originally forecasted. Woolworths, the food and staples retailing company with A$51.7bn in turnover for 2010, has established a governance framework with sustainability in the strategy, from board ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... traditional financial analysis such as looking at PE ratios and the discounted cash flow, to assist in making a decision on the company In addition to that, there is an interest in actively engaging with companies on ESG issues that may be perceived ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... statement. "Similarly, investors are looking more closely at sustainability data to determine the long term health of a company. An important way to ensure that this kind of data is useful, meaningful and accurate is to have the report assured." According ...

NSW coal miners engage in landmark stakeholder survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... acceptable level of support. The social license to operate is an overall measure of socio-political sentiment towards a company or industry and has four levels, from withdrawn/withheld, acceptance, approval and co-ownership. Stakeholders including mining ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... existing processes, separately addressing ESG factors (for instance via responsible ownership practices such as voting or company engagement), or potentially doing nothing differently. And the last part involves the identification of potential investment ...

Pacific Hydro to trade carbon credits from Chilean hydro project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, has received permission to create and trade carbon credits derived from a river hydro asset in Chile. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) ...

Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... the UNPRI - have rejected a resolution that would have amended the corporate constitution to require disclosure of the company's assumptions of future carbon prices, oil prices, demand for oil and regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the extent ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... Rio Tinto reported. Rio Tinto's quality of sustainability reporting received praise for clarity and for relating ESG to company strategy and material risks. Nick Edgerton - Colonial First State Global Asset Management "It's a good clear explanation related ...

Global push for "report or explain" on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... companies to report rather than to explain why they don't," said Teresa Fogelberg, deputy chief executive of GRI. "If a company doesn't report its sustainability performance but explains the reason publicly, we would all have the chance to decide whether ...