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Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Industrial relations, including enterprise bargaining as well as more informal worker/employer collaborations, can be used to address climate change. Professor Ray Markey, director of the Centre for Workforce Futures at Macquarie University A wide range ...

AGL Energy joins We Mean Business Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
AGL Energy is adopting new commitments as part of the CDP-led We Mean Business Coalition. AGL will adopt responsible corporate engagement on climate policy, will report climate change engagement on climate policy, and align with the UN Global Compact's ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... a lot quicker than 2050 and a lot more committed, tangible way, so that shareholders can see than the company is going to act on the challenges, not in 2050, but closer in the near future." AGL declined to speak specifically to the level of engagement ...

Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra are among a group of global cities to set renewable energy targets, but overall, Latin American and European cities are the least reliant on fossil fuels for electricity, according to a new study by CDP and AECOM. According ...

Diversity Council Australia rates Asia capability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... performing were transport and warehousing, construction, agriculture and forestry, Annese said. This first report is intended to act as a benchmark for Australian business performance, Annese said. DCA has also developed a tool designed to help DCA members ...

US pension suit points to potential fiduciary risks: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... alleges that Plan fiduciaries breached their duties of prudence and loyalty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), by allowing the Plan to continue to invest in the sponsoring coal company's stock when it was imprudent to do so. While ...

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
... is being created at AGL's twin solar farms in Broken Hill and Nyngan and at the Moree Solar Farm. Smaller farms in Royalla (ACT) and Greenough River (WA) together have 30 MW of capacity, ARENA said. Development of large-scale solar has lagged behind ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
HESTA has committed AU$30 million to a dedicated impact investment fund managed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Rob Fowler, chief investment officer, HESTA The AU$30 million is the single largest commitment to impact investment in Australia to date ...

Victorian government expands EUA legislation statewide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The state parliament of Victoria has passed legislation offering environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) across the state. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund Once the bill becomes law, local governments in Victoria can offer businesses ...