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Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... investors' votes on 1,895 resolutions at meetings of ASX300 companies during the 2011 calendar year. The research found a total of nine instances in seven companies' meetings with significant disparities between the voting instructions lodged by the ...

Omega: governance measurements reduce bond portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... fixed income and is asymmetric return profile. Upside return is capped at the coupon yield, but there is the possibility of total loss in the case of default, the Omega research notes. Mitigating downside risk is a key focus to managing a bond portfolio. ...

Low Carbon Australia finances second Wagga Wagga project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... energy saving measures at the other three buildings were expected to avoid approximately 200 tonnes annually. Together, the total annual carbon emissions across these four buildings are expected to drop by 23%. "Councils are responsible for street lighting ...

Kenyan bank endorses Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... the Natural Capital Declaration as a sign of its commitment to corporate sustainability and assurance of reflection of the total economic value of our company," said Martin Oduor-Otieno, KCB Group's CEO. See Also: Using natural capital to add to risk ...

More than 3,000 respond to GRI comment periods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... comment periods - August to November 2011 and June to September 2012 - to gather public feedback on the G4 exposure draft. A total of 3095 submissions were made - 1832 in the 2011 comment period and 1263 in the second comment period. Feedback was also ...

Using natural capital to add to risk, opportunity analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... globally. National Australia Bank is an inaugural signatory of the Natural Capital Declaration, which has 38 signatories in total. At a recent seminar organized by the United Nations Association of Australia, Victoria Division, and sponsored by National ...

Stockland publishes integrated 2012 annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... remaining 50% to vest 24 months after award provided the executive's employment continues to the applicable vesting date; total STI pool available for all employees will not exceed 5% of underlying profit, according to the report. For long term incentives ...

Clean Energy Council: keep Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... 2020, saying that if allowed to continue in its current form, the RET could generate up to AU$30bn more in investment and a total reduction of 380m tonnes in carbon emission. Conversely, changes to the RET could undermine the target's ability to deliver ...

Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... with data on 36,000 properties representing US$1.32tr in global assets under management. Australia represented 9% of the total database, but generated 35% of respondents considered Green Stars under GRESB criteria. GRESB highlighted as sector leaders ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... suppliers are better placed than those that only focus on lower labour costs, as these represent only a small proportion of total cost of goods sold," the report said. "Relocation into areas with the cheapest labour typically comes with additional risk ...