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Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... think that some directors are overstretched or overcommitted, and that in itself can cause some form of risk, and could impact on the capacity of a director to have a clear line of sight because of other commitments. This only becomes more exacerbated ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... organisation said in a statement published as it submitted its feedback to the paper. "Whilst Europe suffered under the impact of the GFC to a far greater extent than Australia, CSA does not believe that a strict 'tick-box' approach to governance is ...

Sustainability a key theme for investor awareness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Hodgson said. "If demand from emerging economies declines or if the world suddenly becomes anti-coal, this will obviously impact Australia." The Thinking Ahead Group is a global team of ten, with two Australian participants- Tim Unger, senior investment ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... investors must be aware of the social component to ESG analysis for risk and return, because failing to appreciate the impact of social risk may result in unexpected and unwanted financial impacts. Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for ...

ANZ files report for United Nations Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... bank has developed an environmental management system giving a structured approach for assessing how the bank's operations impact on the environment and sets targets to improve performance. ANZ bank has been certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia. ...

Low Carbon Australia certify Melbourne print company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Low Carbon Australia CEO Meg McDonald. "Its alliance with Forestry Stewardship Council and the use of environmentally low impact resources and techniques allows Mystique to provide an ethical product for the Australian market. The Carbon Neutral Program ...

Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... scheme, with the fixed phase for the first three years, and a floating price after that, and trying to model how it might impact on their operations." Clients are also looking to forecast how an emissions permit trading scheme will affect their operations ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... 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 scheme will start from 1 ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... neutral. "The reduction strategies we have put in place give us a great opportunity to communicate with our people about the impact they can have on greenhouse gas emissions," said Rebecca Pearce, CBRE's head of sustainability for the Pacific region ...

Institutional investors back carbon tax scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Treasury estimates industries that are 90% of employment account for less than 10% of carbon emissions. To compensate for the impact of price rises that will inevitably stem from the carbon tax, the government has proposed AU$15bn in tax relief for low ...