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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
... searching for a new chief executive, McKeon said. "Dr Marshall combines commercial and scientific credentials with extensive global experience, making him the world class leader we were seeking for CSIRO," McKeon said. "The board is confident that Dr ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... over pollution and water, and the introduction of energy and carbon efficiency standards in the US utilities sector as global points in the shift from a high carbon to a lower carbon economy. "[These changes] were driven by an accumulation of events ...

KPMG: top global miners make $1.2bn in social investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... companies report on the impacts these programs are having, according to KPMG. Carl Adams, head of mining, KPMG Australia KPMG's Global Mining Institute recently released Valuing social investment in mining, which surveyed the corporate reports of 10 ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... "In a decarbonising world, where other countries also act to reduce their emissions in line with what is needed to avoid global warming of more than two degrees, Australia can play its part while sustaining rapid economic growth," said Frank Jotzo, director ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
(Ed note: updates substantially with comment from Nathan Fabian of IGCC) The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has published an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, urging the federal government to maintain its previous support for the Renewable ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Bloomberg has become an official supporter of the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's ...

Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Catholic Super, who spoke at a panel discussion to make the case for "bold and consistent" climate policies to facilitate global investment. Frank Pegan (far right), CEO of Catholic Super speaks at a press conference earlier this week at the UN Climate ...

Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... coalition of investors representing more than US$2 trillion in assets under management have committed to expanding the global market financing climate change solutions. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The signatories to the Investor Statement ...

Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... impact investing in Australia will take leadership, action, and policy, according to an Australian report contributing to a global project to increase capacity in the market. graphic courtesy of Impact Investing Australia In conjunction with the report's ...