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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 ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... how to produce a report that's not explicitly covered in the Guidelines," Davies said. "Work that Banarra has done in Australia has found that lots of reporters don't appreciate the value that readers attach to DMAs, and instead focus more on the reporting ...

Australian Ethical names exec director business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Steve Newnham executive director, business development. Newnham has been a director of Australian Ethical for the past year, said Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical's managing director. Newnham will work on developing ...

GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has reported certifying 100 Green Star building projects in one calendar year. This is the highest number of certifications that GBCA has done since certifying 88 projects in 2009. GBCA launched the Green ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... emphasis on social issues like human rights. "The top priority, based on over 300 survey responses to our State of CSR in Australia report, is managing regulatory impacts, most strongly related to the carbon pricing scheme," said Leeora Black, managing ...