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Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... chairmen and for the investor or investment manager. "AMP Capital have a team of 4 people devoted to ESG, so we have the resources to engage," she said. "When I meet with the company chairmen, our analysts will often join the meeting. We can have a solid ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... The standard is supervised by a board made up of the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), the Nature Resources Defense Council, the Carbon Disclosure Project, the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk, the Investor Group on Climate ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... a year. But in other international, bilateral developments, the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that falls short of linking the two markets together. The MOU calls ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism has granted AU$1 million to expand the reach of the CitySwitch energy efficiency program. The money was allocated through the department's Energy Efficiency Information Grants (EEIG) program by the Net ...

AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... didn't always understand the North American market, and many companies now have good representation of North American resources on their board, by design. The realisation was that to be successful, they had to learn how to deal with the North American ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... regulations are absent, insufficiently protective or ambiguous to ensure protection of surface water and ground water resources," according to an extract from Rio Tinto's response to the questionnaire. "The criteria must have formal approval from the ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... market recovery. However, as a metal recycling company, Sims is actively reducing carbon emissions and preserving natural resources, environmental characteristics that UCA Funds Management invest to, Baster said. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management executive ...

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... conservation targets, with the intention to roll over for five-year terms. Landowners will also receive conservation management resources, including ecological monitoring support, to ensure the farm-based conservation programs are well supported, Bush ...

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... driver of recent electricity bill increases," according to the CEFC. The CEFC cites the Standing Council on Energy and Resources (SCER) as having an extensive demand side participation agenda to address regulatory barriers to increasing demand management. ...

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... and Malaysia. Open fires are not permitted under the RSPO Principles and Criteria, but in a statement, PRI cites World Resources Institute estimates that approximately 20% of the devastating June fires have occurred on palm oil plantations or concessions. ...