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Women make gains on corporate boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... against the revised Principle 3 in the first annual report after 1 January 2011, or by their 2012 report. Meanwhile, legislation is working its way through Parliament to have similar reporting standards for all companies with more than 100 employees. ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... - some have "gone cold", but Bocskay said he expects "a number" to sign EUAs in the near future. "With the amended legislation coming into force on July 1st we expect some of those cold leads to warm up again," he noted. The challenge for the fund has ...

Clean Energy Regulator and ASIC to work together

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... provide for the Australian national Registry of Emissions Units. Any of the emissions units created as a result of the legislation and mechanisms are considered financial products, regulated by ASIC. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding ...

Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability and climate change from 2006 until 2001. The South Australian government passed Australia's first climate change legislation under his leadership, and earlier this year Rann was appointed by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to ...

Carbon price to bring reporting and compliance complexities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Kate Phillips, a senior associate at Baker and McKenzie outlined liable entities' obligations under the clean energy legislation. For the first three years from July, the carbon price mechanism will be a fixed price of AU$23/tonne of carbon emissions. ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... technologies. The report acknowledged that the CEFC will work in tandem with other pieces of the Clean Energy Future legislation, including the Renewable Energy Target and the carbon pricing regime. "By working with the market to build industry capacity ...

CSA warns on timing of undirected proxy vote legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Chartered Secretaries of Australia (CSA) is not confident that the government will be able to pass legislation that will clarify the right of a company chair to vote undirected proxies on a remuneration report resolution. Under current law, company ...

GRESB joins forces with GRI to push sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... provides the opportunity to take into account directly the risks of higher - and more volatile - energy prices, stricter legislation targeted directly at the real estate sector and changing preferences of (corporate) tenants," said Sander Paul van Tongeren ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... 2015, there will be a fixed price of AU$23/tonne CO2e charged by the government, but under the Clean Energy Future legislation, the price after 2015 will be set by the market. "Materiality is key but when you look at things like the carbon price, you ...

Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under the legislation. If a majority of shareholders then vote in favour of getting rid of the board, directors will face fresh elections ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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