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ETI to focus on collaborative supply chain initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... recognition of the need to tackle the underlying causes, not the symptoms, of poor working conditions," Peter McAllister, ETI director, said in the group's 2011 annual report. "In a given supply chain these are likely to include a mix of lack of transparency ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... place, set by the board the participants are set by the board, and you never know the details," said Martin Lawrence, a director at Ownership Matters. "Unless somebody actually gets 5% in the placement, you'll never know. It's something that people are ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... grade policy that provides investors with predictability and clear market signals," said Stephanie Pfeifer, Executive Director IIGCC executive director. "A significant amount of private sector capital would be unlocked if mechanisms shifted decisively ...

NAB endorses natural capital declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... models. And for these reasons National Australia Bank endorses the Natural Capital Declaration." Dirk Duijzer, Rabobank's director of cooperative and sustainable business said that sustainability is one of the bank's core values, and acknoledged that ...

Use of renewable energy to grow by 6% a year to 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... generation is expected to grow at 6% per year between now and 2035, according to Professor Quentin Grafton, executive director and chief economist of the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). According to BREE's latest research, Australian ...

Sunshine Coast TAFE certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... "Education of our staff and students was the critical element to our TAFE becoming carbon neutral," said Ross Hepworth, SCT director. Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE operates out of four state-of-the-art campuses in Nambour, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore ...

Emerald Wrap to launch RI investment platform in March

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... relationship with Powerwrap and because of their role in community banking, said Justin Medcalf, co-founder and managing director of The Emerald Wrap. "The community banking focus has been one of the key winners for us in choosing Bendigo and Adelaide ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... government's "two-strikes" legislation has been operating. Under the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... what is really driving company value and shareholder performance in the 21st century," said Louise O'Halloran, Executive Director of the Responsible Investment Association in a statement accompanying the report's release. "While tangible assets still ...

Rio Tinto, government partner for Pilbara governance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has announced a partnership between the Australian government and Rio Tinto Iron Ore to help ensure a landmark native title agreement in the Pilbara delivers sustainable benefits for Indigenous people. The partnership ...