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Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... equities. Of that 20%, 10% of that is in high growth or value stocks and within that, 2% are in financial services, 3% in mining, and the rest is in listed property. That is valuable disclosure, and particularly if you're developing your own portfolio ...

Use of renewable energy to grow by 6% a year to 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... energy-intensive manufacturing and processing sectors." Bree projects that the fastest growing consumer of primary energy will be the mining sector, with average growth of 5.2% a year expected over the projection period. During the same time period ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Differences in carbon pricing policies in various countries and regions will cause variations in production costs for the mining industry, raising the possibility that production in one area will become less competitive than in others, the International ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The mining of coal seam gas has never been more prominent in Australia, and institutional investors are weighing the environmental, social and political risks of being invested in companies with exposures to coal seam gas operations. While there are ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... structures through the full publication and verification of company payments and government revenues from oil, gas, and mining. Under the EITI pilot, Australia will assess the transparency of its financial reporting arrangements for the resources sector ...

Copper producer joins International Council on Mining and Metals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has welcomed copper producer Codelco as a member company. Meanwhile, BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers has taken over as chair of the ICMM. "We are pleased to have Codelco aboard as an ICMM member," ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... stakeholders in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales have agreed to a list of actions to address the impacts of coal mining on a range of issues from mine rehabilitation to water assessments, long term health impacts to local employment and skills ...

Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... said. "What interests me, from an investment point of view, does that mean that Australians would support more nuclear mining and would they support nuclear energy in Australia?"

Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... operations in countries with weak regulatory frameworks on human rights and companies with operations in the oil, gas and mining sectors, said Mark Lyster, director of Net Balance. Out of the top 100 companies listed on the ASX, 47 had operational exposures ...

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability reporting. GRI offers several versions of the guidelines for different sectors, including financial services, mining and metals, electric utilities and airports. CRESS is the seventh sector to be covered. See Also: Gillard government allocates ...