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Dean Paatsch launches new governance advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... here are very high, and they compel high engagement with companies and it's incumbent on us to get a sustainable infrastructure up and running." OM has five full-time staff and 3 part-time analysts, according to the firm. See Also: Systemic fault jeopardises ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... barriers to institutional investment in low-carbon assets. Institutional investors have noted that renewable energy infrastructure projects, for example, often rely on newer technology, which represents an additional risk. "We're still working which ...

Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... their statement, the collaborative bodies note that current levels of investments in low-carbon technology and infrastructure are "substantially lower than the US$500bn per year deemed necessary by the International Energy Agency to hold the increase ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... just certainty of pricing risk, there are new opportunities for investment in clean technology, renewables and infrastructure projects such as gas-fired electricity generators through initiatives such as the AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... development of a strategic land use plan, a call to the state government to fast track "regionally significant infrastructure" and for local employment to be the focus for contractors and mining companies with a focus on training local people for jobs ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... represents about 3% of the total cost. Add to the outsourcing equation the risk of longer lead times due to poor infrastructure and quality issues in countries with cheaper labour and "it is a concern that companies continue to see labour cost reductions ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Renewable energy investments have appeal for institutional investors as infrastructure projects that provide a hedge against the anticipation of future costs on carbon emissions as well as meet sustainable investment targets. But while global bodies ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... been doing. For others, it might stimulate funds to think more about asset classes, what's happening with their infrastructure assets, for example, and how resilient their property assets are." Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... any ESG issues, the analysts receive ongoing alerts from our ESG analyst, Lisa Domagala. Lisa has also created an infrastructure in the business where we can point to the recording of the ESG data and how we do that on a more macro basis. It allows us ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... release of the report, CFSGAM also highlighted in-house research that the top rated ESG stocks in its Global Listed Infrastructure portfolio outperformed the bottom-rated stocks by more than 20% over a three year period to May 2010, suggesting a connection ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

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While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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