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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 ...

Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... "displayed a stronger sustainability performance than private funds... with average scores of 66 and 57, respectively." Australia's property investors perform "exceptionally" well, GRESB deemed, in environmental issues related to management, policy and ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Wholesale distribution and marketing company Metcash has tested its newly implemented sustainable supply chain management program by dropping Solaris Paper because of concerns its parent company Asia Pulp and Paper is foresting in Indonesian native ...

Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The New South Wales (NSW) based Local Government Super (LGS) has seen nine of its 11 directly owned buildings upgraded from five NABERS stars to six stars, the maximum score for environmental performance of commercial buildings. One of LGS's properties ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... emission avoidance and sequestration offset projects and increase carbon abatement consistent with the protection of Australia's natural environment. Although the CFI applies to a variety of landholding sectors, it offers miners who are potentially going ...

Skilled labour shortage potentially increases corporate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Actual risk exposures of a specific company depend on a combination of factors, including the proportion of employees in Australia and their geographic location; the proportion of skilled workers employed in occupations with labour shortage; and contract ...