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ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Differences in carbon pricing policies in various countries and regions will cause variations in production costs for the mining industry, raising the possibility that production in one area will become less competitive than in others, the International ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... 1666,756 tonnes of CO2-e in Australia, 11,164 tonnes of CO2-e in New Zealand and 30,189 tonnes of CO2-e across Asia Pacific, Europe and America. "Despite strong gains in our environmental performance, we have faced challenges in reducing our absolute ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With the increasing demand for sustainable fixed income investments on the rise, fund managers are creating funds that invest in so-called "green bonds" - bonds with investments in projects such as renewable energy developments. While it is possible ...

Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... companies can't wait until 2015 to offset the liability," Armstrong said. "Supply and demand here will depend on China and Europe and how fungible offsets are. There could be arbitrage opportunities, and that is a risk, but it will depend on the eligibility ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... 48% of ASX100 companies restrict/control facilitation payments, up from 24% in 2006. However, 97% of top 100 companies in Europe and 86% of top 100 UK companies explicitly prohibit the giving and receiving of bribes in company codes and 76% of US top ...

Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Three leading investor groups on climate change, including the Investor Group on Climate Change Australia/New Zealand (IGCC), have called for policy action to stimulate private sector investment into climate change solutions that can create jobs and ...

Integrated reporting discussion paper released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Business reporting must evolve to account for the changed realities brought about by globalisation and its resulting interdependencies, and increased population growth and increasing global consumption, according to a discussion paper by the International ...

CDP finds 68% of global corporates embed climate change strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... solicited answers from 13 Australian companies, and all 13 companies responded to the CDP questionnaire. Australia and Europe were the strongest performing regions for 2011 in the CPLI - Australia made up 10% of the CPLI despite only representing 3% ...

DEXUS appoint Tonianne Dwyer independent director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
DEXUS Property Group has appointed Tonianne Dwyer as an independent director. Dwyer served from 2006-2010 as director of Quintain Estates and Development, a listed United Kingdom property company engaged in funds management, investment and urban regeneration ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... it be measured and analysed? AM: There have been numerous studies in the US, the UK, Australia and elsewhere throughout Europe and other countries which have found a positive correlation between gender diversity on boards and in management and enhanced ...