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Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... company Linfo, which reduced emissions by 36% between 2007 and 2012. Markey co-authored a study, Climate Change and the Australian Workplace, which explored the work of Linfox and other organisations in the area of climate change mitigation. "This can ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
First State Super has made two allocations in recent months, investing in venture capital focusing on Australian internet start-ups and Australia agriculture, which the fund says is in line with the investment principal of universal ownership. First ...

Climate Friendly certified a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... increasingly powerful agent of change." Climate Friendly has a score of 113, which puts them equal-fifth out of 72 Australian and New Zealand B Corporations, Climate Friendly said. The business performed most strongly in environment criteria, where Climate ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... investors. ACCR has met with investor groups such as the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Le Couteur said. Meanwhile, AODP announced that the AGL resolution would be ...

Diversity Council Australia rates Asia capability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... effectively in Asian countries and cultures and with people from Asian cultural backgrounds - but there is a broad need for Australian organisations to improve that capability, according to research from the Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese ...

US pension suit points to potential fiduciary risks: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... to see it happen overseas, they start to wonder if they could do the same thing over here. The second is that while Australian law and US law are not identical, they are both common law jurisdictions and trustees' duties are broadly comparable. Girgis ...

Companies exposed to anti-bribery, corruption compliance risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
As Australian companies increase their business overseas, their use of third parties and agents expose them to challenges on anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) compliance, according to a survey report by KPMG International. Gary Gill, partner and head ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... social and affordable housing projects. Ted Dow, CEFC CIO CEFC's AU$250 million will complement AU$100 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The AU$350 million will go towards building at least four, and as many as 10 new large-scale ...

CEFC finances Ayers Rock Resort solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... It will reduce the resort's use of trucked-in fuel. Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia received $450,000 from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to analyse and share the learning and expertise gained from the project with industry. Epuron ...

Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia's 10 highest-paid chief executives collected AU$171.4 million in cash and equity earnings, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investor's annual CEO Pay study. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Based on statutory reporting, the top ...