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Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Companies and shareholders who focus on the short-term may be sacrificing tomorrow's growth for today's gain, according to AMP Capital's biannual corporate governance report. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager In addition to reporting ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Australian residential and commercial property could reach zero carbon emissions standards in 10 years with sufficient retrofitting to reduce energy consumption, according to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a not-for-profit research and education organisation. ...

EY: Businesses need long term carbon policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Australian businesses need the next government to implement a carbon policy that protects existing commitments and supports long-term investments that reduce carbon emissions, according to EY. The ongoing political uncertainty surrounding the current ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The price on carbon has spurred business innovation to reduce energy and carbon emissions with minimal economic impact, but the uncertainty about its future post-election has delayed further investment across all sectors, according to a survey from ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Institutional investors have a general level of confidence in the boards of ASX100 companies, believing that boards act in the interests of all shareholders and that they are competent in setting strategy, but have lower levels of confidence in boards' ...

AECOM employees to support Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Pollinators - as they introduce smokeless cookstoves into the product range, said Michael Batchelor, AECOM chief executive, Australia New Zealand. Using smokeless cookstoves will dramatically reduce indoor air pollution, which Batchelor said kills 875,000 ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... legislation that would bring back the transition to a flexible market-based emissions trading scheme (ETS) to 1 July 2014. Australia is set to link up with Europe's ETS when it enters the flexible pricing period, and that link will largely determine ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIICCSRTE) has released two draft bills to implement the changes required to bring forward the move to the flexible emissions trading scheme (ETS) carbon ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Australia's real estate investment trusts (REITs) "are amongst the most progressive globally when it comes to acknowledging, measuring and managing ESG risks," according to analysis by J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan's Australian equity research team questioned ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism has granted AU$1 million to expand the reach of the CitySwitch energy efficiency program. The money was allocated through the department's Energy Efficiency Information Grants (EEIG) program by the Net ...