Search Results

Showing 3341 - 3350 of 3631 results for Rachel Alembakis

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) will participate in a joint project with other sustainable investment organisations to report on the global scope of sustainable and responsible investment. The "trends report" will provide information ...

GRESB joins forces with GRI to push sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) will partner with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a move designed to advance the standardisation of reporting on environmental, social and economic performance in the global real estate ...

Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Remuneration reports have become overly long and filled with legal jargon that is not easily understood, said Peter Morgan, founder of 452 Capital. Speaking at the Ownership Matters governance conference in Melbourne, Morgan told an audience of investors ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Santos has reported on 24 material sustainability indicators, against a 51% increase in net profit after tax to AU$753m, a 14% increase in sales revenue to AU$2.53bn and a 5% decrease in production volume. "Key sustainability issues for us in 2012 include ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange should be disclosing their material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, including the future anticipated costs of carbon emissions, a panel of investment and accounting principles said. ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Australian companies should present more honestly their negative impacts on the economy, environment and society, as well as the positive ones, with stakeholders who read sustainability reports telling the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has been given the Infinity Award for sustainability leadership for the second year in a row by research firm SuperRatings. The Infinity Award recognises the superannuation fund that is practicing responsible investment ...

FlexiGroup joins Low Carbon Australia on financing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has announced a partnership with FlexiGroup as part of its Energy Smart Finance program, offering small businesses access to energy efficient technology through lease financing. The program will allow businesses to access lease ...

Integrated reporting to provide analysis, innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Integrated reporting could act as a "steadying arm" to the invisible hand of the free market, said Jane Diplock, director, Singapore Exchange. Speaking at the Australian Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Conference on Sustainability and Integrated Reporting ...

Emerald Wrap launches, joins UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Emerald Wrap, a dedicated responsible investment, superannuation and pension platform, has added RaboDirect, a division of Rabobank Australia, as a second term deposit provider to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and will become a signatory to the UN ...