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CDP: companies put climate change risk into supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... information request, a substantial increase over the 1,000 responses in 2010. Fifty organisations, including National Australia Bank, collaborated with the CDP in order to gather the emissions-related data from their suppliers. The CDP reported that ...

Henry Davis York reports increase in pro bono, energy and travel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Law firm Henry Davis York reported a 17% increase in the firm's contribution to pro bono hours and the extension of an existing partner development program to include administrative and management staff, but also disclosed increases in purchased energy ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... mind is, what's the most efficient investment structure to leverage private sector capital." One concerning feature of Australia's clean energy landscape is the fact that it is not a mature, and the lack of opportunities on the ground can possibly create ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... and manufacturing industries, including mining, most electrical power utilities and chemicals. Under that scenario, Australia would rank as one of the five countries most likely to experience the greatest shift in demand and be worst off, along with ...

Four appointed to Energy Security Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... director of Pacific Power from 1996 to 2000. Fox has 30 years of financial services and insurance experience within Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, and has experience in debt and structured finance arising from transactions for financial institutions ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... this year," Edgerton said. "That will be interesting to see how it plays out. A lot of the momentum, including with Australia in the context of the two-strikes rule, has been focused on the role of proxy advisers. Our view is that proxy advisers can ...

GESB Super to drop responsible investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
GESB, the AU$12bn superannuation fund for Western Australia public sector employees, will drop its MY plan - Responsible Investments Australian Shares option from March 2012. GESB launched the investment option in 2007, and it is managed by AMP Capital ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... November, the government released a consultation paper discussing possible amendments to the criminal code which would put Australia's regime in closer alignment with other countries, particularly the UK Bribery Act 2010, which came into effect in July ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... that inadequate community engagement and consultation contributed to "social conflict" around wind farm development in Australia. Other reasons cited for opposition to wind farm development include "landscape change and visual amenity impacts" and noise ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... context of providing meaningful information for members. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is writing a report on disclosure of asset holdings in conjunction ...