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CPA Australia issues SME sustainability assurance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... its importance, and provides guidance on assurance engagements for sustainability reports based on ASAE 3000. "At a very high level, the objective here is to mainstream sustainability reporting throughout all types of organisations and to provide the ...

More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
ASX200 companies are continuing to appoint more women to boards, leading to more diversity in age as well as in gender, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The AICD ASX 200 Snapshot Report 2012 found that women directors ...

Companies with carbon targets see higher reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Carbon Action 2012 request. CDP Carbon Action is a letter sent to 256 companies in high-emitting industries, requesting emissions reductions with publicly disclosed targets and ROI-positive investments in projects ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... terms of reducing their energy and water consumption.3 According to IPD's Australian Green Property Index, buildings with high NABERS energy and water ratings have delivered stronger investment returns than buildings with low ratings on an annualized ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... assurance standard tended to be AA1000AS. The most common level of assurance was "moderate" or "limited", as opposed to "high" or "reasonable", the report found. Toby Kent, group head of corporate sustainability, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Aboriginal women and girls from birth to age 34. The report finds that investing in Aboriginal women and girls provides a high investment value for philanthropic funding and should focus on developing programs that are culturally appropriate and meet ...

Investor groups call for new climate change policy responses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... timetables for these targets, alongside enforceable legal mechanisms; and incentives to shift the risk/reward balance away from high-carbon in favour of low-carbon investment," the groups said. "Investors are ready to allocate more funds to low carbon ...

DEXUS building awarded international prize for innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
DEXUS Property Group's office tower at 1 Bligh Street, Sydney has been awarded 'The International High-rise Award 2012' by Deutsches Architekturmuseum. 1 Bligh Street, Sydney The award recognises the world's most innovative high-rise building and it ...

PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... framework. At issue is hedge fund governance and use of techniques and instruments such as shorting, leverage, derivatives and high frequency trading as well as the potential for increased integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues ...

Combet announces phase-out of solar credit mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The federal government will phase out the solar credit mechanism in January 2013, six months ahead of schedule, a move that is expected to lower the cost of electricity and curtail a potential oversupply in renewable energy certificates. Minister for ...