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UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... go from a macro level system to a micro level system. The Water Accounting Standards Board (WASB) has developed the Australian Water Accounting Standard (AWAS), which quantifies information about water, rights and other claims to water, and obligations ...

Insurer Catlin Group sponsors survey of global coral reefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... at large. However, the insurer said that the deterioration of coral reefs like the Great Barrier Reef is a risk to Australian businesses and communities. "Catlin writes insurance for Australian clients, both from our offices in Sydney and Melbourne and ...

ACSI hire Gordon Hagart as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have hired Gordon Hagart as its new chief executive. Hagart comes to ACSI from the AU$100 billion Future Fund, where he is currently head of environmental, social and governance risk management. ...

NAB's 'Wealth of Opportunity' a new CSR narrative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... to future services for customers in areas including superannuation and retirement provision, providing services for Australian businesses doing work in the Asian region, but also their approach to issues like natural capital valuation and performance ...

ACSI: Average fixed CEO pay declined in 2012

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... 100 companies fell for only the second time in 11 years, but average CEO pay is still 67 times more than the average Australian salary, according to new research from the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO ACSI attributed ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... by encouraging the emerging markets in the G20 to also do it." Publish What You Pay Australia will also engage the Australian government on the issue in the run up to Australia taking over the presidency of the G20 in 2014. The organisation had met with ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... against the FTSE All World's 17.7%, and both the GC 100 and the FTSE All World rose 12% over the last three years. Australian listed entities ANZ, Commonwealth Property Office Fund, National Australia Bank and Westpac are included in the index. "While ...

Nippon Gas buys stake in COzero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... bring EnergyLink to the Japanese market, Armstrong said. "Nippon Gas is interested in seeing how this works in the Australian market, with the view that if it does work well here, they can bring it into the Japanese market," Armstrong said. "The Japanese ...

Dow Jones, RobecoSAM issue 2013 DJSI indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... markets, to report annually on their sustainability practices. DJSI also generate regional and country-based indices. Australian companies appear not only in the DJSI World, but also the DJSI Australia index. The DJSI Australia index is based on the ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments is restructuring its business, including a "substantial" reduction of its Canberra operations and outsourcing some functions. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical announced the changes will ...