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Australia well placed to implement ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... mechanism and transition to a lower carbon economy. "The imposition of a carbon price will significantly impact the Australian economy and potentially poses long-term risks for business," said Russell Thomas, Finsia's CEO. "As a result and regardless ...

CAMAC releases review of executive remuneration governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... themselves, not by disclosure requirements. "From ISS' experience of reading remuneration reports prepared by large Australian companies report complexity is driven by company approaches to disclosure and remuneration rather than disclosure requirements ...

Goodman Group announces DIISR building development win

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... will develop a four-star Green star and five-star NABERS rating mixed laboratory and office space development for the Australian government's Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in North Ryde, NSW. The building will accommodate ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
A study of five Australian organisations, including Blackmores and Woolworths, has shown that companies that invest in sustainable business operations and incorporate ESG factors into their financial reporting are seeing returns on investment much sooner ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... UNPRI and are committed to responsible investment. How does this actually play out in a day to day sense, say in an Australian equities portfolio? How would these considerations play out? NE : Every team across the business takes their own approach ...

Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... 50.14% of all management and commerce graduates. However, women represent just 31% of managers and 4% of CEOs in the Australian finance and insurance industries, the report showed. The paper also pointed to a 2010 Finsia member opinion poll of over 800 ...

NSW coal miners engage in landmark stakeholder survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... health, environment and economic issues and want more interaction with mining companies. The NSWMC commissioned The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) to survey community concerns and to establish "a dialogue with the community ...

ACSI selects new president, deputy president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has appointed Gerard Noonan president and Trish Donohue deputy president at their quarterly committee of management meeting this week. Noonan will succeed Michael O'Sullivan, who has served for ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... risks well, then investors themselves shouldn't have to do much. But I don't think we are there yet. In my view the Australian market has done a lot to figure out who has to lift their game, and in some areas has led global best practice, but I don't ...

Pacific Hydro to trade carbon credits from Chilean hydro project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, has received permission to create and trade carbon credits derived from a river hydro asset in Chile. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) ...