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Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Australia are accredited to ISO 14001 certification and there were no incidents or breaches of applicable environmental legislation during the year. The revenue from Elders' continuing operations was up 15% to AU$2.3bn. The company's consolidated loss ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... the game, bad news can travel incredibly fast." Bradbury also defended the government's controversial "two strikes" legislation on executive remuneration passed earlier this year. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive ...

Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Future legislation has passed into law, and now that the infrastructure and timeline to creating a market-based mechanism for pricing carbon emissions is reality, so begins the era of carbon as a commodity. Liable companies will need ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... until there is greater certainty." That view was echoed by law firm Clayton Utz, which issued a bulletin after the legislation passed on Tuesday. "We do not know yet what will be the emissions cap to apply when the scheme moves from fixed price to capped ...

Jillian Broadbent to chair Clean Energy Finance Corp panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... responsibilities, powers and statutory duties of the board, chair and CEO. Those recommendations will inform the drafting o legislation that will be introduced later in 2012 to allow the CEFC to start operating in 2013/2014. The Investor Group on Climate ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The passage of the government's Clean Energy Future Legislation by the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday means businesses and investors have certainty around the carbon pricing regime and can plan accordingly for launch on 1 July 2012. Grant Anderson ...

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 ...