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Swan: carbon price vital for first-rate, first-world economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... to drive investment in cleaner energy innovation, and failing to do so would condemn Australia to becoming "an old-world, high-polluting technological backwater," Treasurer Wayne Swan said in a speech Tuesday. "I start from a conviction that no first-rate ...

GRI releases airport operator sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... noise from airports, but airport operators can involve stakeholders to discuss how noise is measured. "Aircraft noise is high on the environmental agenda for most airport operators and their surrounding populations," said Tim Johnson, director at the ...

Majority of ASX100 report on ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... management, according to an analyst at Macquarie Bank. Analyst Aimee Kaye singled out OZ Minerals for a "comprehensive and high quality sustainability report" and GPT Group for "clear enunciation of corporate ESG strategy" and also highlighted ANZ 's ...

Goodman Group announces DIISR building development win

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... AU$53.9 million. The new development will incorporate a number of energy efficient and sustainable design features including high performance glazing, insulation and intelligent lighting design, and will be built to achieve a 4 star Green Star and 5 ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
A study of five Australian organisations, including Blackmores and Woolworths, has shown that companies that invest in sustainable business operations and incorporate ESG factors into their financial reporting are seeing returns on investment much sooner ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... influences your view on what price you're willing to pay for a company by a small amount. If you look at an industry that's a high emissions industry and you assume a carbon price is coming in and one company is better set up relative to its peers, then ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
ANZ has released an interim corporate responsibility report for the financial year, highlighting progress in training staff for screening clients based on sensitive sector policies and reviewing investment portfolios against UNPRI guidelines, but also ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... themes. This last part is not for the faint-hearted - there can be a lot of investment risk in this approach and it's best for high governance/high-belief investors." Towers Watson approaches sustainability discussions with institutional investor clients ...

Pacific Hydro to trade carbon credits from Chilean hydro project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, has received permission to create and trade carbon credits derived from a river hydro asset in Chile. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... company strategy," he said. "Some areas for future reporting could potentially be how they manage ESG with JV partners with high risk areas like the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also, workplace relations, and clarifying and reporting on those issues. ...