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Disclosing sustainability risks, engaging stakeholders vital to corporate interests

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... in operations. But a 2010 report commissioned by ACCA in conjunction with Net Balance Foundation and the Sustainable Investment Research Institute (SIRIS) found most ASX50 organisations do choose to report on water usage, but according to their ad-hoc ...

James Thier retires from Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
James Thier, a founding director of Australian Ethical Investment, has retired from the company as of last week. Australian Ethical is a fund manager with AU$650m in assets under management, specialising in ethical and sustainable investment since its ...

DEXUS appoint Tonianne Dwyer independent director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... director of Quintain Estates and Development, a listed United Kingdom property company engaged in funds management, investment and urban regeneration, and was previously head of funds management. Prior to joining Quintain, Dwyer was a director of investment ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors can integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment approaches in a number of structured fashions, including tilting towards or against ESG factors, taking an active ownership approach, targeted ...

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... already investing significant funds in the development of these new abatement technologies. The scale of the existing investment is already high and there is a risk that the funds in the government's support package will be insufficient to ensure the ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released the fifth edition of its governance guidelines ' A Guide for Superannuation Trustees to monitor listed Australian companies'. The guide, which is updated every second year, includes ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... industry groups and the community via a collaborative action based approach. See Also: Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Australia's power from renewable sources by 2020. 'State and federal governments need to work hand-in-hand to attract the investment needed to promote renewable energy,' Graves said. The project was launched by Prime Minister Julia Gillard on 20 July ...

Sensis certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Sensis, producer of the Yellow Pages and White Pages directories, has been certified as carbon neutral for its print and online directories under the Australian Government's National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The certification recognises Sensis' ...

Women make strides in recent board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... other demographic characteristics, noting that according to information published by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, the average age of directors on listed and unlisted companies (comprising 23,448 directors) is 53 years, with 29% ...