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DCA panel addresses employment of people with disabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... customers, employees and pote ntial employees with disabilities. DCA cites statistics that an estimated 18.5% of the Australian population has as disability, but only half of those aged 15 to 64 participate in the workforce. "People with disabilities ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Six Australian companies have been named to CDP's Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014. CDP selected 187 companies globally that exhibit leadership through action to mitigate climate change, and found that as an index, those companies outperform ...

ARENA, NT government fund $55m PV project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Northern Territory government are funding a $55 million project that will provide solar photovoltaic systems to off-grid communities. ARENA and the NT government will each provide AU$27.5 million ...

VicSuper publishes first G4, Integrated Reporting annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
VicSuper has become the first Australian superannuation fund to construct its annual report using both Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) G4 and the Integrated Reporting guidelines. VicSuper, a public not-for-profit superannuation fund, reported assets ...

Australian companies still lag on anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Australian companies continue to lag their international peers when it comes to creation and enforcement of anti-corruption and fraud policies, according to KPMG. Gary Gill, partner and head of forensic, KPMG "From an Australian perspective, I don't ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... managing director of Southern Cross Venture Partners, "an early stage venture capital firm specialising in creating Australian technology companies and growing them globally in Asia and the United States," according to CSIRO. Marshall will join CSIRO ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... coal, based on 33% material threshold," said Peter Lambert, LGS chief executive officer. "We will only divest from two Australian companies - Whitehaven Coal and AGL - and there are a number of international companies we will divest from." The changes ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... membership base. The fund launched a month ago and was founded by Adam Verwey, formerly a senior relationships manager at Australian Ethical Investment, and Simon Sheikh, former national director at GetUp!. Verway Sheikh met whilst campaigning as Green ...

Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds becoming more active in exercising their voting rights, and larger funds taking their domestic Australian investment management in-house, there has been an increased focus on engaging with boards in particular about ESG issues, separate ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... "without structural changes to the economy or lifestyle," according to recent research by ClimateWorks Australia and the Australian National University (ANU). The biggest changes needed to decarbonise the Australian economy is in energy and carbon forestry ...