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ACSI: CEO pay, termination pay drop for FY13

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... generally respond," Hagart said. "It seems boards and investors have, together, used the changes to termination payments legislation to drive down the aggregate costs to shareholders of executive departures. An important parallel effect has been better ...

Australian Forestry Standard releases supply chain standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... logged timber, or face prosecution and heavy fines," AFS said. "Businesses must comply with the various illegal logging legislation that's coming in," Stanton said. "There's the EU Timber Regulation that's been in place in the [European Union] for the ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... recent move by the Philippines to increase their tax on tobacco, or the risk that developing countries will adopt legislation similar to Australia and other companies, curtailing advertising or moving towards plain packaging. Further risks include litigation ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... longer exists. Most are unlikely to have a plan to survive." "The carbon price [was] repealed on 17 July 2014 but legislation to implement the Emissions Reduction Fund is not likely to be considered until late August 2014 [and it] will have an impact ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Action Plan that pays entities to engage in mitigation and adaptation activities. The government has published draft legislation to repeal the CPM and released terms of reference for the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF), which is the main funding vehicle ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... assets and the income from them can be negatively impacted by the physical impacts of climate change and climate change legislation, then trustees should be factoring in those risks in their investment and divestment decisions. That's where the due diligence ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The Senate has rejected a bill to repeal the Clean Energy Future legislation, but businesses continue to operate as if the current carbon pricing mechanism will continue beyond 1 July, according to carbon advisory firm RepuTex. The federal government ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Penrith and Wollongong and under consideration in Brisbane and South Australia. South Australia has written draft legislation to create Building Upgrade Finance (BUF), currently out for public comment. Enhancing the energy efficiency of existing commercial ...

New national law for co-ops and mutuals to cut red tape

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... laws. "Co-ops and mutuals use a variety of legal structures. Many do choose to set up under state-based co-operative legislation but they have had to deal with a fragmented regulatory system," said Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO. "The new Co-operatives National ...

CCA final report reveals future policy shock for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... comprised of former industrialists and active climate scientists, released its final report today as required by federal legislation. It recommended an effective 19% reduction on 2000-level emissions by 2020 and 40% to 60% 2030 emission reduction targets ...

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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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