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GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... airports. CRESS is the seventh sector to be covered. See Also: Gillard government allocates funds to GRI Focal Point Australia GRI releases airport operator sector guidance

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions as well as meet sustainable investment targets. But while global bodies and governments - including Australia - call for increased investment in renewable energy projects, investors must consider the specific risks that renewable energy ...

CDP finds 68% of global corporates embed climate change strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... performance and disclosure respectively. Westpac was the only Australian corporation to figure in the top 10, but National Australia Bank was ranked in the CPLI and also the CDLI, and noted for three consecutive years' of ranking in the disclosure index. ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... be clear where they should be on sustainability." Goodland, who is based out of Towers Watson's London office, was in Australia last week for internal training with local Towers Watson consultants as well as meeting with investment managers and superannuation ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The Gillard government has introduced its Clean Energy Future Legislation into parliament and scheduled a vote in the House of Representatives for 12 October, a move welcomed by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Under legislation outlined ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
More companies are increasing their transparency and engagement to explain remuneration practices, a result of the government's new "two strikes and you're out" test empowering shareholders to dump a board of directors, according to AMP Capital Investors. ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... rated poorly on certain metrics of ESG risk. We're able to use that research to quantify the ESG risk of each stock in Australia. We basically remove them out of our portfolio and replace them with stocks with very good ESG ratings. The beauty of that ...

Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... suggesting that funds could reduce their carbon footprints without sacrificing financial returns. "Super funds, as owners of Australia's major corporations, need to know how the value of their investments may change under a carbon price scheme," said ...

ASX100 CEO pay increases faster than stock value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... from 2009 and 4.1% the peak of AU$2.904m in 2008. This is the 10 th year that ACSI has published research on CEO pay in Australia's largest 100 companies. "The past 10 years have been far better for CEOs of Top 100 companies than investors given the ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Fuji Xerox Australia reported a 41% reduction in waste to landfill and announced that it would move its Eco Manufacturing Centre to a five-star Green star rated facility in Sydney in its sustainability report for the 2010/2011financial year. However ...