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ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... renewable energy capacity is an important part of Australia's response to climate change, said partner Michael Graves, who led the project. The Australian federal government has set a target of obtaining 20% of Australia's power from renewable sources ...

Women make strides in recent board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... asking companies to either increase the diversity of the boards of ASX-listed companies, or explain why not. The policy has led to increased gender diversity. "Women currently make up 17.6% of directors of ASX 50 companies, 16.1% of ASX 100 and 12.7% ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... fund managers and listed property companies and improve the sustainability of the global property sector. "It is an investor led initiative," said Nils Kok, a professor at Maastricht University and co-coordinator of GRESB. "The ultimate goal is to increase ...

Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... analysis would factor in the shift in the Chinese and other developing economies to a consumer economy rather than an export-led economy." But, Hodgson pointed out, the continued urbanization of developing economies bodes well for Australian export sectors ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... directorships that can be held simultaneously, the concern over the potential governance risk of having over committed directors has led institutional investors to flag it as an issue when engaging with board chairs. The issue of directors' capacity ...

Four Australians up for election to UNPRI council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... service partner. The election will take place until 25 July and is open to all 900+ PRI signatories. The UNPRI is an investor-led initiative was established to help investors achieve better long-term investment returns and sustainable markets through ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The retail industry could save up to AU$1bn annually by 2020 if they made a focused investment in energy efficient initiatives such as lighting and temperature control, according to a study by National Australia Bank and ClimateWorks Australia. Low ...

ICMM releases climate change policy paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... that it would be launching a "plan of action" over the next months and would be talking to a broad range of stakeholders, led by its new climate change team of John Drexhage, ICMM's director, and Simone Cooper, the council's senior program officer. The ...

PC: carbon price a more efficient means of reducing emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... other end of the scale, policies to encourage small-scale renewable generation are substantially less cost effective and have led to relatively little abatement." In its conclusions, the report warned that the estimates used in their modelling can't ...

Virgin Australia certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Polynesian Blue. Virgin Australia first received a government endorsement for its low carbon scheme in 2007. "Virgin Australia has led the way in providing the opportunity for its clients to fly carbon neutral by offsetting their own share of flight ...