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Applying multiple capitals essential to integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... organisations that want to be around in the long term." The six capitals as defined by IIRC are not independent, but the precise nature of their interaction is a focus of each organisation's focus, the paper notes. The IR prototype framework released ...

Companies advised to manage carbon price future uncertainty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... but Norton Rose believes that given the complexity of the legislative package, the impact of repeal and the controversial nature of the carbon pricing mechanism, it is more likely to take several months. Further, even if the Coalition does take both ...

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... determinations, a number of project approvals and the issuance of new guidelines by the Department." The quickly shifting nature of clean energy has meant that clients are coming to de Wit and her colleagues to develop methodologies for the CFI and to ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... concluded that integrating political risk is a useful metric for improving a bond portfolio's risk profile because of the nature of fixed income and its asymmetric return profile. Upside return is capped at the coupon yield, but there is the possibility ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... and reporting. It's the impact investors that don't have that depth within the team and understanding of the specialist nature of impact investing that will be exposed to the many complex investment, political, mission and operational risks when seeking ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $11m pilot energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... it for expansion in the near future." Under the financing structure, NovaPower has a longer debt tenure, reflecting the nature of the assets, Collins said. "We have some long-life assets and we wanted to amortize the debt over a longer time-frame than ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... 73 [3] Randers 2052 p 55 [4] Frame DJ and Stone DA, Assessment of the first consensus prediction on climate change' in Nature Climate Change (2012) 9/12/2012 http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1763.html [5] Randers 2052 ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... there are some initiatives that are already discussions and being acted upon by businesses." Because of the non-linear nature of education and vocation, plus the demands of extended family and community, flexible learning and working arrangements can ...

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... saying that the potential impacts of climate change are even more far-reaching. "The subprime crisis was technical in its nature, climate change isn't," he said. "Trustees won't escape the climate crisis if you like... This is a wake-up call for those ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... division has its own human resources function. Across each division, there were initiatives to reduce injuries tailored to the nature of the business. Wesfarmers also detailed overall policies to encourage gender diversity, and training and development ...