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Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Now that the government has announced its carbon mitigation scheme, institutional investors and their advisers are weighing how the proposals will impact on their assets and decisions going forward. As outlined Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the proposed ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... CBRE's head of sustainability for the Pacific region, in a statement. "Ultimately we want low carbon behaviour to become business as usual at CBRE and inherent in the way we work and the services we provide." CBRE separately reported that it achieved ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... the analysts receive ongoing alerts from our ESG analyst, Lisa Domagala. Lisa has also created an infrastructure in the business where we can point to the recording of the ESG data and how we do that on a more macro basis. It allows us to look at statistics ...

Institutional investors back carbon tax scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors have expressed broad support for the government's proposed carbon mitigation scheme. Under legislation outlined by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the scheme will start from 1 July 2012. For the first three years, it will run as ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... the natural goods and services PUMA relies on and the declining availability of the basic resources required for our business growth, will help PUMA build a more resilient and sustainable business model and ultimately better manage its impacts on the ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... such as insulation and water heating return value over long periods and thus can be perceived as non-critical to the business. ClimateWorks also cites high transaction costs due to the fragmented nature of the sector; split incentives in which capital ...

MSCI launches ESG platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Australia, Canada and Scandinavia will be added. MSCI ESG Manager combines MSCI ESG's Impact Monitor with MSCI ESG's business involvement screening research. Business involvement screening research allows investors to identify all global publicly-traded ...

Deloitte, GRI to develop new program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... between the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Deloitte will see the GRI's G3 and G3.1 guidelines given a new Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) taxonomy, meaning sustainability data can be communicated more easily to investors, auditors ...

Government allocates funds to GRI Focal Point Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... work of the Focal Point in encouraging Australian companies to demonstrate good corporate citizenship and responsible business practices," Bradbury said. "Corporate social responsibility can make a significant contribution to the long-term profitability ...

International Integrated Reporting Committee seeks pilot test participants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... the social, environmental and economic context within which it operates. By reinforcing these connections, IR can help business to take more sustainable decisions and enable investors and other stakeholders to understand how an organization is really ...

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Rio Tinto inks lithium deal as chief resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
Rio Tinto has formed a joint venture for a Chilean lithium project, just days before announcing its chief executive will depart.

Green moves: First Nations Foundation, Future Fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Phil Usher has stepped down from his role as chief executive of First Nations Foundation, while Future Fund has welcomed a new director of responsible investment.

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency published the public sector gender pay gap data for the first time.

Record green bond issuance on the cards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
Green bond issuance is predicted to hit US$600 billion this year.

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