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European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... with more than 500 employees will use a report or explain approach to provide information on strategy, results and risks in six areas - environmental, social and employee-related matters, human rights, anti-corruption and bribery. Additionally, large ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Golden North project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... to Nick Palousis, CEO of Low Carbon Australia's Alliance Partner 2xE. 2xE estimates the project payback period at just over six years, based on current electricity prices. "While Golden North is iconic to South Australians, this expansion means the company ...

Applying multiple capitals essential to integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... more background to what may be unfamiliar concepts to help in their practical application. "Although companies depend on the six capitals to different extents, collectively these capitals affect the long term survival of any company and influence its ...

SIRIS placed into administration, company confirms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... no sense to throw that away," he said. "The minute we shut the doors, we stop the client relationships." SIRIS has "five or six" clients at the moment, with one "dominant client" Macek said. Macek said that they were talking with the dominant client ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... that NAB uses to train and recruit potential full-time employees, in 2012, the bank also introduced internships, employing six Indigenous university students to work in personal banking, business banking, agribusiness banking, group governance and legal ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... 2012, with 48% going to mining, 42% in gas, 3% to agriculture and 2% - US$182.6 million - into renewable energy. Over the last six years, Chinese ODI has seen US$2.8 billion in investment into renewable energy.

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... significant savings in lighting costs," said Environment Portfolio Chair Councillor Arron Wood. "We built Australia's first six-star green star new office design building - CH2 - which is now leading the way in environmentally sustainable design. But ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... big four banks have invested heavily into wealth management and financial planning. I guess you'd have to call it the big six if you add in AMP and IOOF. This has significant implications for boutique fund managers, of which we are one, because the distributions ...

ACCSR to teach master class at GRI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) is one of six organisations chosen to run a master class at the Global Reporting Initiative conference in Amsterdam in May. Leeora Black Six GRI certified training partners have been ...

Philanthropy Australia rolling out impact investing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... first year. Fiona Maxwell, Queensland manager at Philanthropy Australia "PA has introduced a range of new programs in the last six months, and one those is around impact investing," said Fiona Maxwell, Queensland manager at PA, who is responsible for ...