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Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... (CAMAC) on whether to reform the structure of AGMs. The inquiry is considering three main areas - the future of the AGM in Australia, including how documents and meeting forms should change to meet the needs of future shareholders; the "risks and opportunities" ...

ASX50 companies slow to adopt integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... governance, how they look after matters within the company, and they do look at some sustainability factors. Within Australia, they look at environmental factors, but most of that is focused on long term property valuation. Those aspects have been taking ...

Government extends deadlines for Solar Flagship Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... project financing. "Solar Flagships is a critical first step in demonstrating the potential of large scale solar in Australia, and breaking through the range of challenges that face any new renewable energy technology," Thornton said. ""This experience ...

City of Melbourne to hold EUA sessions for building sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... European companies in the Australian green building market, with the purpose of stimulating jobs and economic activity in Australia. Bocskay will speak on the retrofit market in Australia, EUAs and how European companies can connect with building owners ...

Ken Henry to speak at ACCSR annual conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s fifth annual conference on the state of corporate social responsible in Australia. Henry, who is also a non-executive director at NAB, will speak to the ACCSR conference, which has taken the theme of "The ...

Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... trade in offsets sold in other markets without paying the government the difference. "I think that our point is that Australia shouldn't be isolated from the rest of the world," said Nick Armstrong, CEO of COzero, which is both a buyer of offsets for ...

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 ...