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GPT Group reports 2011 reductions in waste, energy and water

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... uplift in the value of the US Seniors Housing portfolio." GPT is a diversified property group, which owns real estate in the retail, office and industrial/business park sectors, and has a funds management arm as well. GPT noted that during the 2011 financial ...

Women only 19% of superannuation fund trustee boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... minority on superannuation trustee boards, comprising only 19% of trustees at not-for-profit funds and an estimated 10% of retail funds, according to research from Rainmaker Information. "Women are grossly under-represented on fund trustee boards, which ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... are trying to get so much information across and are trying to target their communication to a variety of shareholders - retail as well as institutional - it's quite a hard job for companies to do the disclosures, but we are seeing some improvement." ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... segment are 159 companies with the potential for large supply chain emissions reductions including internet and catalogue retail, multiline retail, specialty retail, food and staples retailing, household durables, household products, personal products ...

Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The government is consulting with stakeholders on regulations to establish surrender charge for international carbon units that liable companies could purchase to offset carbon emission liabilities. Brokers say that the government must select a policy ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... impacts for their top 20 property assets. "Our top 20 property assets are all in Australia and are a mix of commercial and retail properties, with a range of stars under the National Building Energy Rating System (NABERS)," Christodoulou said. "Potential ...

Australian Ethical names exec director business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... director. Newnham will work on developing Australian Ethical's relationships with advisors, philanthropies, NGOs, as well as retail and wholesale relationships, said Paul Smith general manager, strategy and communications at Australian Ethical. "We've ...

ETI to focus on collaborative supply chain initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) will increase its focus on collaborative work in three broad product categories - food and farming, hard goods and household, and apparel and textiles, the group said. ETI, an alliance of companies, trade unions and ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Westfield Group, the integrated retail property group, has reported lower direct and indirect GHG emissions in 2010, attributed to decreases in waste sent to landfill and to offsets from purchased electricity emissions balancing increases in direct ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... associated with a equity capital raising reflect value and risk, according to governance experts and institutional and retail investors. How companies structure access to equity capital raisings is a governance issue that may become a higher priority ...