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DEXUS building awarded international prize for innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Bligh Street, Sydney The award recognises the world's most innovative high-rise building and it is the first time an Australian building has been given the award. It is awarded in association with DekaBank and Stadt Frankfurt am Main. The building is ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... She attributed some of the increased engagement to the impact of the two-strikes rule, under which shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of ...

Combet announces phase-out of solar credit mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... some localities," Armstrong said. "The only recent beneficiaries of the multiplier were big power companies, not the Australian small businesses and households installing and purchasing solar panels. People buying solar systems receive the lower market ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... management, and approximately AU$3.1bn invested in responsible investment strategies across asset classes including Australian shares, international shares, property, and the absolute return and private equity.

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
There has been a 12% drop in the number of listed Australian companies identifying a carbon price as a business risk, indicating their increasing comfort with the pricing regime, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project 's Australia and New Zealand ...

Capturing the upside potential of Australia's carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
While the Australian carbon market is still inhibited by political uncertainties, businesses are beginning to plan for a longer term future where buying and selling carbon units and permits is a part of their strategy. Nick Armstrong, CEO COzero "Last ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... "Offshore, the group continues to use the Hong Kong-based International Procurement Office 9IPO) to procure goods for our Australian business," the report said. "In the reporting period, the IPO conducted social compliance audits on all suppliers it ...

Rann steps down as chairman of Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... the new chairman. "Mr Rann's guidance and assistance in the company's negotiations with business and industry, the Australian Government and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, have been appreciated, and have stood us in good stead as we look to continue ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... to regional partners that they have shared values, Woo said. "Why should an Asian government want to partner with an Australian company," Woo said. "It should be because of shared values and a view that partners have values that are aligned with each ...

OECD criticises low enforcement of foreign bribery law

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian government is making foreign bribery offences a priority, but enforcement of its foreign bribery laws has been "extremely low", according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). There has only ...