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Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... corporate sustainability agenda may be seen as a luxury firms can't afford. Our story starts with recent studies on Australian national income by both the Treasury [1] and McKinsey & Company [2]. Economic measures like GDP, GNP, current accounts and ...

Government bodies not effectively speaking on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... organisations are not effectively communicating sustainability-related issues to stakeholders, according to a survey of Australian-based sustainability management personnel, consultants and commentators. Stephen Hale According to the survey, half of ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... demonstrate higher operational efficiency in 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 ...

Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... work in conjunction with other accounting standards and frameworks, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Australian state and national regulatory standards and the Australian Water Accounting Standard (AWAS), McCombe said. The Water Accounting ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... products, said Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO. "We're very excited by the potential of biogas capture to allow Australian businesses to significantly reduce their energy costs while achieving significant carbon abatement," McDonald said. "There's ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... report said. "This may reflect a regulatory change in greenhouse gas and energy reporting requirements through the Australian government's National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act (2007). A large number of companies within the ASX 100 are subject ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... and club gaming venues" and "Woolworths (ALH) only operates around 6% of Australia's poker machines." Fund manager Australian Ethical bought shares in Woolworths for its Climate Advocacy Fund with the express intention of voting in favour of the resolution ...

Fiona Reynolds to take PRI managing director role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Fiona Reynolds has resigned as CEO of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) to take a job as managing director of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Fiona Reynolds The newly created position will see Reynolds work ...

DEXUS building awarded international prize for innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Bligh Street, Sydney The award recognises the world's most innovative high-rise building and it is the first time an Australian building has been given the award. It is awarded in association with DekaBank and Stadt Frankfurt am Main. The building is ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... She attributed some of the increased engagement to the impact of the two-strikes rule, under which shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of ...

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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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