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Accountancy profession a driver of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... accountants need to consider sustainability issues from a number of perspectives, according to two professors from the University of South Australia's Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability (CAGS). Corporate sustainability as a complex ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... related to water, said Professor Jayne Godfrey, Dean of the College of Business and Economics at the Australian National University and co-editor of the book. "If there are elements of water risk at, for example, a mining company or a pulp and paper ...

AGL Energy, First Solar granted $130m for solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Energy Agency (ARENA). The federal government will also provide AU$40.7m under the Education Investment Fund to the University of Queensland and University of New South Wales to conduct related research. The NSW Government has also committed to provide ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... performs energy efficiency audits and greenhouse gas (GHG) assessments, among other services, used research from the University of Sydney that models the impact of the carbon price for the services sector, such as the legal industry. The research concluded ...

AMP hires Ross Andrews as ESG research associate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... the mining and energy sectors. He has a Masters in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Western Australia.

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining names director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM), which is part of the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at the University of Queensland. Ali will join the University of Queensland as CSRM's new leader in late 2012. He comes to CSRM from the University ...

Businesses must innovate in response to carbon constraints

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... respond with long-term strategies seeking opportunities with new business models, according to Sanjay Sharma, dean of the University of Vermont School of Business. Sanjay Sharma, dean, University of Vermont School of Business. Rather than focusing solely ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... funded under the Biochar Capacity Building Program, a part of the Government's Carbon Farming Initiative. James Cook University was granted AU143,079 for a project to quantify the stable content of biochar from common feedstock types, leading to an offset ...

La Trobe University wins sustainability reporting award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
La Trobe University won best first time report in the CR Reporting Awards (CRRA) for its 2010 sustainability report. Sydney-based consultancy Banarra was first runner up in the Best SME report category, while Amcor was also a runner up for the Best ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... the focus,, said Roger Simnett, professor of accounting and associate dean (research), Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, and a member of the IIRC working group. "We didn't take a stakeholder focus," Simnett said. "There are ...