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ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... changes to the economy or lifestyle," according to recent research by ClimateWorks Australia and the Australian National University (ANU). The biggest changes needed to decarbonise the Australian economy is in energy and carbon forestry, said Anna Skarbek ...

SuperMIND calculates costs of mental illness, suicide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... after receiving the results of a study into suicide rates in the construction industry. The study conducted by the University of Melbourne found that from 2001-2010, the suicide rate among construction labourers was significantly greater than the general ...

ARENA allocates $21.5m to solar R&D projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... equalling more than $70 million," said Parliamentary Secretary for Industry Bob Baldwin at an event hosted by ARENA at the University of New South Wales earlier this week. "These projects represent the very best of the best. They were selected from a ...

Australian National University Investment Office selects CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
CAER will provide the Australian National University (ANU)'s Investment Office with environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and company reports as part of a new agreement. Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO ANU's Investment Office manages the university's ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... the interim report did not go into detail on the barriers to developing and pointed to two reports published by the University of Sydney - Impact Investment: Perspectives for Australian Superannuation Funds and Impact Investments: Perspectives for Australian ...

University of Sydney Business School adopts CAER research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The University of Sydney Business School will utilise CAER's environmental, social and governance research, CAER has announced. Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO The University of Sydney's Business school has taking out an ongoing subscription to the CAER service ...

PRI signatory assets top US$45 trillion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... professional service partners. Overall, since April 2013, the PRI has added more than 200 new signatories, including Harvard University Endowment (United States), Credit Suisse Private Banking & Wealth Management (Switzerland), Green Investment Bank ...

ACSI: companies paid premium for rights issue underwriting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... model, which was first developed and applied in the UK by Paul Marsh, later applied in Australia by John Handley of the University of Melbourne. "We support companies' rights to underwrite these offerings and take some of the risk away from the entity," ...

ACCSR: Australian CSR integration is too little, too slow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... focus on internal priorities, rather than looking at companies' roles in society. ACCSR, in conjunction with Deakin University, asked respondents to assess their organsations' CSR management capabilities based on four areas - stakeholder engagement ...

Don Henry named fellow at University of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Don Henry, former CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation, has been appointed a public policy fellow at the University of Melbourne. Henry will undertake research into climate change policy and the role of public activism, specifically the last ...