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Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... invested, monitored, measured and reported on to investors,. "That said, successful impact investors have the insight, the skills and the investment experience in the field to be well placed to make sure there is high order due diligence, accountability ...

Net Balance and ECO-Buy in sustainability service merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... at Net Balance. "Once we got the approach from ECO-Buy, we took a look and said it makes a lot of sense, and between our skills and clients and services experiences, we feel there are some great synergies there. What we can offer to the government and ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $11m pilot energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... the funding accommodated the ability to do the hedging ahead as well. Low Carbon Australia -bring a lot of expertise and skills and understanding the sector." NovaPower is also working with Envestra, the Victorian Government and Latrobe City Council ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... to pursue life and career options; extension programs to work at individual and organisational level to help build the skills to develop careers and employment; and enabling supports that help Aboriginal women and girls to access resources such as transport ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... incentives vest millions." Regnan is also active on the issue of board diversity, and making sure that boards have adequate skills to lead the business. "Board diversity won't go away, and it's not just about gender," she said. "We're talking about boards ...

Ernst & Young: go beyond carbon price implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... internal abatement, businesses need to identify and manage potential delivery risks associated with the projects (such as the skills necessary to design develop and implement the project) and technical risks (such as the type of technology that will ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... primary and secondary school students. In 2012, the bank started its SmartStart Pathways program to bring money management skills to vocational students in year 11, year 12 and TAFE programs. CBA also reiterated its work with the indigenous communities ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... buildings; green education and healthcare facilities; move beyond buildings to communities and cities; and embed green skills across all industry training. Mellon likened the need to embed green skills across the workforce to the push to embed occupational ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... long term horizon. What we're now learning is that it takes a lot more than simple financial investment and management skills because the economic and environmental and social issues are impacting investment returns more and more and we're clearly in ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... do we do that at a global fund level. How do we do this and make the cost and the scoring apples to apples." See Also: Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk