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Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Mirvac Group reported operating net profit after tax had increased 30.2% to AU$358.5m for the 2010/2011 financial year, with statutory net profit down by 22.3% to AU$182.3m and operating earnings per stapled security up 13.7% to 10.5 cents, in line ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... investment streams and the short-term behaviour of their agents. The paper cites several ways in which ESG considerations can impact on drivers of risk and return, from climate change's impact on bottom lines and increased costs of carbon regulations ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... qualified women in the public sector. Q: What other factors besides gender should boards be taking into consideration - what impact does having an age- and nationality-diverse board have? AM: It goes back to the development of a board skills matrix. ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... biodiversity and species distribution, human health, energy consumption and waste generation," as well as the potential impact of climate change and carbon pricing as well as resource use, including waste, water and energy. Human capital management covers ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Director, Anna Skarbek. The reduction in carbon pollution stem from the introduction of a carbon price and the combined impact of all of the complementary measures in the package including the Carbon Farming Initiative, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... social is newer. Social for new developments has been around for a longer in Europe, questions around health and safety and impact on the physical environment." GRESB sent questionnaires out to real estate investment vehicles around the world, with detailed ...

Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... and sovereign default are tied into those concerns as well. "I'm worried about debt separately - the deleveraging process impact it has on the economies and the suppression of growth going forward," he said. "I'm worried about the future of the euro. ...

Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Steel, Onesteel, and Cement Australia, had disclosed the number of permits expected to be allocated for free, the expected impact of the carbon tax on profitability, or both. MSCI said only six of 43 companies they identified as being eligible for EITE ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... think that some directors are overstretched or overcommitted, and that in itself can cause some form of risk, and could impact on the capacity of a director to have a clear line of sight because of other commitments. This only becomes more exacerbated ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... organisation said in a statement published as it submitted its feedback to the paper. "Whilst Europe suffered under the impact of the GFC to a far greater extent than Australia, CSA does not believe that a strict 'tick-box' approach to governance is ...