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Controlled companies underperformed non-controlled firms: IRRCi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Controlled companies generally underperformed non-controlled firms in terms of shareholder returns, revenue growth and return on equity, and average CEO pay is significantly higher at controlled companies, according to a study commissioned by the Investor ...

Mirvac to build industrial estate with sustainability features

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Mirvac has received planning approval for its newest industrial estate in New South Wales, which the company said will become a benchmark for sustainable design and operation. Sketch of Mirvac's planned Calibre development (image courtesy Mirvac) Calibre ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius and pursuing efforts to limit temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels through a variety of mechanisms. The agreement also holds countries to more transparency in terms of their NCDs. ...

CEFC launches $250m Local Government Finance Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... specifically emphasises NAB's agribusiness and regional Australia customers and is designed to help businesses upgrade industrial and agricultural equipment, accelerate the switch to lower emissions vehicles and increase the installation of solar PV ...

Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Industrial relations, including enterprise bargaining as well as more informal worker/employer collaborations, can be used to address climate change. Professor Ray Markey, director of the Centre for Workforce Futures at Macquarie University A wide range ...

AGL Energy joins We Mean Business Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Government has made a commitment to work towards a global agreement that limits global warming to less than 2oC above pre-industrial levels. Our revised Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Policy supports this, and our commitments under the 'We Mean Business Coalition' ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Commonwealth government's commitment to work towards a global agreement to limit global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial levels. AGL is committed to demonstrating that its business activities are consistent with the 2C goal. Our revised greenhouse ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... historically that's how it's been viewed, but when you examine the issues through a 21 st century lens rather than an Industrial Age lens, it's clear that the two are inseparable," Barker said. "In a modern economy with globalisation, the internet, social ...

FTSE Russell launches All-World ex Coal indexes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... companies are also screened for revenue, which must arise from various forms of coal mining as stated by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System or based on the company's most recent published annual report and accounts. "Later this year ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... 2050, using four potential change scenarios and four climate risk factors - a rise in global temperature above pre-industrial era temperatures of 2C, 3C and two 4C scenarios, with different levels of potential physical impacts, Mercer said. "Trustees ...