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Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... can pass a resolution on a show of hands of a few shareholders, completely missing of hundreds of millions.... The legislation should be amended to should say 'all shareholders', and not a show of hands of who is there." Guaranteeing that proxies have ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... priced higher than now, looking to the proposed carbon pricing regime presented in the government's Clean Energy Future legislation. Industry Funds Management has a significant exposure to renewable energy generation. IFM owns Pacific Hydro, a renewable ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The Gillard government has introduced its Clean Energy Future Legislation into parliament and scheduled a vote in the House of Representatives for 12 October, a move welcomed by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Under legislation outlined ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, was passed in June of this year. The legislation gives shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Grant Anderson The Federal Parliament passed the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 on 23 August. The legislation serves to implement certain national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on ...

Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... result in the cost of a three-bedroom house rising by less than AU$1,000. Mirvac is not directly liable under the draft legislation, and the company estimates that total impacts for FY2013 will be AU2.8m based on estimated electricity and gas consumption ...

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... extraction process, according to a briefing from the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). If passed, the legislation will see a carbon pricing scheme from 1 July 2012, starting with a fixed carbon tax of AU$23/ton of carbon dioxide, increasing ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... are considered. Climateworks points to a list of potential abatements associated with major programs in the proposed legislation. For example, the Carbon Farming Initiative could potentially abate 39m tons of carbon emissions, while the National Energy ...

ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Desalination Project, the AU$450m Waubra Wind Farm and the AU$160m Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm. See Also: Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... "That's sound economics, nothing strange about that. With the focus on energy efficiency and sustainability through legislation, tenants and rental prices, reinforce the assumption of information into the market. One way or the other, non-efficient buildings ...