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Integrated Reporting to generate value, costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Integrated reporting (IR) will help organisations communicate their strategy and how they generate value, but it must do so without eroding current methodologies must respect regulatory and legislative responsibilities for company directors, according ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry With companies increasingly integrating sustainability into their strategies for risk management and return, the discussion has turned to integrated reporting - whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... capital equity raising is priced and built and ensure that fees associated with a equity capital raising reflect value and risk, according to governance experts and institutional and retail investors. How companies structure access to equity capital ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... structure and its existence as a statutory charge makes the EUAs a form of senior debt, with significantly less investment risk to investors. NAB, Low Carbon Australia and Eureka Funds Management developed the EUA finance product. Andrew Balzan, head ...

Elders seeking new markets for live cattle export

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Australia, New Zealand, South America and the US. See Also: Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... executive director. "A significant amount of private sector capital would be unlocked if mechanisms shifted decisively the risk/return balance in favour of low carbon investment."

CSL reports new anti-corruption policy, lower emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... in addition to being morally wrong, bribery and corruption would expose CSL to reputational damage. "We assess our overall risk relating to corruption to be low, but remain diligent in enforcing relevant policies, mandatory training and the ongoing assessment ...

Presima joins Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... utilizing new standards of measurement, we make better decisions with respect to our investments. In addition to assessing risk and return objectives utilizing traditional financial inputs, our belief in including ESG factors as a part of our investment ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... a new way for institutions to access investment vehicles that promote improved environmental outcomes on real estate in a risk-adjusted, diversified manner. EUAs are agreement between a building owner, local council and financier. Under the terms, the ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... lag in ASX-listed companies' management and disclosure of social and environmental supply chain issues poses an investment risk. But Neil of Net Balance notes there are increasing shifts in thinking as companies realise their interconnectedness with ...