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Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... broking firms in Australia to bring focus on this vitally important area of research." During the awards luncheon in Melbourne this week, Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment association Australasia moderated a panel of experts discussing ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... in that process. Speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual conference this week in Melbourne, panellists Julie Bignell, director and chair - member and employer services committee at CareSuper, Michelle Blicavs: trustee ...

Cities provide essential collaboration: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... action to tackle climate change while "increasing the health, wellbeing and economic opportunities of urban citizens." Melbourne and Sydney are members of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. "Cities have told us that a third of the climate action ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... was presented at a day-long conference earlier this week, hosted by Impact Investing Australia at the University of Melbourne. It gives a clearer picture of the current status of the impact investment sector using data from both active investors and ...

CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is lending up to $9.1 million to the University of Melbourne to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. The CEFC finance will allow the University of Melbourne to accelerate the implementation ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Two Melbourne buildings have installed solar panel systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle (photo courtesy City of Melbourne) The installation of a 59.4kW system at 101 Collins Street is Australia's highest commercial solar ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... includes language that would lead to the creation of global carbon markets, de Wit noted during a post-COP21 debriefing in Melbourne. "A big issue for us and for the business sector was the inclusion of carbon markets, or the ability to have ultimately ...

Elizabeth Proust appointed AICD chairman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Proust has been a director of the AICD since March 2014. She is chairman of Nestle Australia, chairman of the Bank of Melbourne, and a member of the JP Morgan Advisory Council. She is also deputy chairman of the Catholic Church's Truth, Justice and Healing ...

South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... access finance to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund The legislation, Local Government (Building Upgrade Agreements) Amendments Bill 2015, establishes the Building Upgrade ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... and lead negotiator at the upcoming Paris Climate Summit. Woolcott briefed members of the Carbon Markets Institute in Melbourne this week, in the lead-up to his departure for Paris and the COP21 summit. Woolcott said he has cautious optimism about the ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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