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Environmental, economic risks also present opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... environmental risks and economic threats including the impact of the "two-speed" economy has led to the higher ratings for the risk of infrastructure fragility and inadequate R&D investment, the report noted. "Australia does extremely well on the discovery ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Climate change is the top perceived risk to Australia, with inadequate R&D investment, flooding, storms and cyclones, demographic challenges and infrastructure fragility also figuring in a list of top 10 risks based on their likelihood of happening ...

The UpSide interview: Prof. Michael Grubb

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainable Australia? The interviews focus on topics ranging from "from leading global agreement negotiations to dealing with risk in a climate change constrained world." Kimmorley, who formerly worked as policy offer- emission reductions at the New ...

City of Melbourne EUAs extended to include property trusts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... structure and its existence as a statutory charge makes the EUAs a form of senior debt, with significantly less investment risk to investors. It also matches the duration of energy efficiency savings, Bocskay said. "The terms of EUA funding are actually ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Regulations governing energy efficiency in the property sector across the European Union need to be addressed to overcome split incentives, to aid in refurbishing existing built stock and to exploit opportunities for sustainability improvements throughout ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... dealing directly with the funds and we are going to the advisor groups as well." Woolworths is under pressure from reputational risk as a result of this issue, said Amanda Wilson, managing director of Regnan, a firm that provides advisory, engagement ...

Foresters launches Social Investment Australia lending fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... the org, security, their purpose of the borrowing and the LVR. The investor rate of return should be representative of the risk. In some cases, b/c this is a blend of financial returns, there may be times when the social benefit is greater. Each supplementary ...

Most Asia Pacific private equity investors monitor ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... equity investors in North America and the Asia Pacific believe that GPs need to improve their levels of transparency and risk management, while fewer European investors said that transparency and risk management needed to improve. "The Asia Pacific LPs ...

The UpSide interview: Dr Fraser Thompson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainable Australia? The interviews focus on topics ranging from "from leading global agreement negotiations to dealing with risk in a climate change constrained world." Kimmorley, who formerly worked as policy offer- emission reductions at the New ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... of Business and Economics at the Australian National University and co-editor of the book. "If there are elements of water risk at, for example, a mining company or a pulp and paper manufacturer, a chemical manufacturer, or a water authority, general ...