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Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Companies that fall under the government's proposed carbon pricing scheme will most likely see the negative effects on costs and earnings "significantly reduced" by the planned assistance package, according to research from MSCI. Emissions Intensive ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Manager - Strategy and Engagement at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), a body representing41 'profit-for-member' superannuation funds with more than AU$300bn in assets under management. "We have been impressed with many [directors] ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... haven't felt that it's productive. But at some point, we're left with nothing else but name and shame." ACSI represents 41 'profit-for-member' superannuation funds with more than AU$300bn in assets under management. ACSI's mission is "to enhance sustainable ...

Institutional investors back carbon tax scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... by the market and permits to be traded. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), an industry body 41 profit-for-member superannuation funds with a collective AU$300bn in assets under management said the policy means investors have certainty ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
PUMA announced the initial results of its developing Environmental Profit & Loss (EP&L) Account to great global interest. The sporting and apparel manufacturer has committed to establishing an economic valuation of the company's environmental, social ...

Government allocates funds to GRI Focal Point Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian government will allocate AU$400,000 over the next two years to the Global Reporting Initiative Focal Point Australia, said David Bradbury, parliamentary secretary to the treasurer. The Focal Point is the product of a 2008 agreement between ...

Ceres, Tellus Institute to design sustainability ratings standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... market, a GISR Board of Directors will evolve with the expectation that GISR will gradually morph into a stand-alone, non-profit, global organisation much as GRI did. "We need a new powerful instrument to steer capital - financial, human, social and ...

Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... using MSCI data for analysis - is to assess the traditional indicators of risk indicators that came out of balance sheet, profit and loss statements and other documentation," said Michael Salvatico, Vice President at MSCI ESG Research in Sydney. "As ...

ACSI selects new president, deputy president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... organisations within the superannuation sector over the years clearly reflects his deep involvement in the development of not-for-profit superannuation within Australia," said O'Sullivan, the outgoing president. Donohue is Cbus Super's executive manager ...

PwC, Institute of Chartered Accountants recognise NFP transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... recognised with the fourth annual Australian PwC Transparency Awards, which recognise improvement in reporting in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. The awards are adjudicated in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and ...