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Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... whether the structure of a given market enhances or prevents capturing opportunities. The paper names the split incentives nature of the real estate market between the owner and the tenant as one example of how structure puts up a barrier. "[T]here are ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... because of other commitments. This only becomes more exacerbated when there's a crisis or an issue arising of a more acute nature at some time. That can happen and does happen." In their guidelines for superannuation trustees who monitor Australian listed ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... this once again indicates that there are a significant proportion of ASX200 companies who do not understand the material nature of sustainability risks and the importance investors place on the disclosure of performance against and effective management ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... can be perceived as non-critical to the business. ClimateWorks also cites high transaction costs due to the fragmented nature of the sector; split incentives in which capital investments made by the owner to improve energy efficiency will be recouped ...

ASIC urges additional executive remuneration disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... company's performance and the remuneration of its executives. The four areas of ASICS focus are the board's policy on the nature and amount of remuneration of the key management personnel, the non-financial performance conditions in short-term incentive ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... the companies to take increasing account of ESG factors, all investors benefit as free riders, Towers Watson said. "The nature of those markets and in particular the prospects for different sectors will change over time if Universal Owners are successful ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... difficult for investors to make allocations at scale to low-carbon assets while policy settings are fragmented or short term in nature," said Frank Pegan, chairman, IGCC. "We will strive to make thematic allocations but reallocation of substantial investment ...

PC: carbon price a more efficient means of reducing emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... emissions of greenhouse gases." However, the report acknowledged there is no carbon price equivalent that can capture the nature, amount, costs and results of the schemes. "What all schemes do have in common is that they involve a cost (which someone ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers 'Unions (ICEM), IndustriEnergi, Norway, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), OEKOM Research AG, Pembina Institute, Petrobras, Programa de Desarrollo y Paz del Magdalena Medio, Pro-Natura, Red ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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