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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 ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... opportunity," said Scott Bocskay, chief executive of Sustainable Melbourne Fund. The building at 123 Queen Street is a mix of retail tenants, office space and a hotel and conference centre, Bocskay said. Construction is expected to be done over the next ...

Emerald Wrap to launch RI investment platform in March

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... maximum administration fee of 0.428% for investment and 0.574% for super and pension. "We're predominately working with retail advisers and financial planners that have been quite active in the SRI/ethical space," Medcalf said. "The aim of the wrap is ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... designed to provide Indigenous Australian job seekers with a solid pathway into productive long-term employment within the retail sector. The past 12 months has seen the recruitment, placement and mentoring of unemployed Indigenous Australians in Woolworths ...

Carbon credits to be regulated as financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Companies that sell tradeable carbon credits generated under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) will have to register for an Australian Financial Services (AFS) license as part of draft legislation from the federal government. The federal government ...