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Carbon price to bring reporting and compliance complexities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Companies should familiarise themselves with the compliance side of the forthcoming carbon price to be aware of the mechanism and available assistance, and should review contracts to see how they will be affected by up-stream and down-stream cost pass-ons ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are opposing a proposal by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to allow small to mid-cap companies to issue discounted new shares to investors via placements. ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Investment manager Perpetual will continue to roll out its dashboard report approach to embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment decisions, including further reports on its universe of equities and preparing ...

AusLSA to provide access to environmental measurement tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Legal Sector Alliance (AusLSA) has introduced an online platform allowing members to measure and report their environmental impact. AusLSA, an industry-led association promoting sustainable practices in the legal sector, has partnered ...

Australia in top ten for GRI sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Australia is one of the top ten countries for sustainability reporting using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, according to a statistical analysis of the GRI Sustainability Disclosure database. Australia had 4% of the total number of ...

Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Oil and gas companies are exposed to skills shortages in their workforce, and that exposure and companies' strategic responses pose risks to health and safety, to the environment, and to capital expenditure projects for exploration and production, according ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The scientific consensus around the potential impacts of climate change and the affirmative policy moves of governments around the world to mitigate their impacts means that Australia's renewable energy target and carbon pricing regime is not an outlier ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
While 80% of superannuation funds have told research firm SuperRatings that they believe they have a responsibility to operate sustainably, only 20-30% of those respondents measure and report energy, waste and water usage regularly. In their annual ...

Greg Bourne appointed acting chair of ARENA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Greg Bourne has been appointed acting chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) board by Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson ARENA, which commences in July 2012, will be an independent ...

NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance and the Victorian state government have launched an AU$7.8m retail project to provide access to microfinance products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people in Victoria. Good Shepherd ...