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ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... and maintenance of the wind farm, and negotiation of the offtake arrangements. Gunning is ACCIONA's third wind farm in Australia - the other two are the Waubra Wind Farm (192 MW) in Victoria and the Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm (66 MW) in South Australia ...

Sensis certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... projects," said Bruce Akhurst, Sensis CEO. "The Yellow Pages and White Pages print and online directories are one of Australia's largest carbon neutral products," Akhurst said. "We made a commitment to take responsibility for the environmental footprint ...

Women make strides in recent board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... diversity. "Women currently make up 17.6% of directors of ASX 50 companies, 16.1% of ASX 100 and 12.7% cent of ASX 200. Australia now ranks ahead of many of our international peers in gender composition of top listed company boards, including the United ...

Regnan appoint Amanda Wilson managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... company. Wilson's former roles include executive general manager of performance and reward at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, executive general manager, culture and performance at Suncorp and over twelve years global consulting experience on human ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Corporate Engagement and has received around 350 responses from various real investment firms and vehicles. Kok noted that Australia generally has a reputation for understanding why and how commercial properties should be improved for environmental efficiencies ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the guide, it was developed in consultation with the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Chartered Secretaries Australia, Group of 100, Business Council of Australia, Australian Shareholders Association, fund managers, superannuation funds and ...

Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... "imbalances" come up in both. Hodgson believes sustainability and sovereign default are key issues for investors and was in Australia this week to speak with clients on these and other subjects. "Essentially our view is that you need to have a belief ...

Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... liabilities of the carbon price. The report noted that some companies, including Bluescope Steel, Onesteel, and Cement Australia, had disclosed the number of permits expected to be allocated for free, the expected impact of the carbon tax on profitability ...

ACSI CEO elected to PRI Advisory Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Ann Byrne, CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, has been elected to the Principle for Responsible Investment's Advisory Council, PRI's strategic governance body. Ann Byrne Byrne is one of six candidates to join the board. Two are ...

Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... draft legislation by 22 August. Allens Arthur Robinson will contribute comment under the auspices of the Law Council of Australia as well as advising clients who will be making their own submissions, Anderson said. "Overall, the legislation seems consistent ...