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ACCSR: Governance and transparency material issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... engagement, the desire for more locally focused information and the economic impact of operations. "We already knew that different types of stakeholder would priorities issues differently," Black said. "But there is nevertheless a high degree of overlap ...

Study: GRI can boost public sector reporting efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... in Australia's public sector, according to research commissioned by GRI's Focal Point Australia. An analysis of six different pieces of public reporting legislation in New South Wales (NSW) agains the 126 indicators in GRI's 3.1 guidelines has shown ...

Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... lack of investment in energy efficiency is not simply a result of lack of available finance. There is a multitude of different issues at play, particularly in relation to the decision-making within firms in the way in which they ration capital. The Investment ...

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... bond area. [The other] is an aggregation facility focussed around carbon credits and agriculture. There is a range of different possibilities, but there isn't enough volume in any area." In its first stage, the Climate Bond Standard lists wind energy ...

Sean Flannery joins Climate Bonds Advisory Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... The standard also addresses traceability of funds and types of bonds than can be certified. Eligibility criteria for different types of investment will be made available by the end of 2012. See Also: Low Carbon Australia joins Climate Bond Standard g ...

Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... change where traditional funds are sitting right now. But if you think the rate of change is transformational, you have a different position - we do need to operate differently as an investment case, all the way through mission strategy to asset allocation ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... happening." The report found that common measurable targets aimed at maintaining or increasing the participation of women at different levels included: to increase the representation of women employees in the whole organisation to x% over x years; to ...

Sustainability reports a driver of action and engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... as the strategic auditor has no power to impose penalties when people screw up, to use the vernacular, which is quite different from the way Des [Pearson]'s office operates. That's a distinct function of the fact that the environment or environmental ...

Low Carbon Australia joins Climate Bond Standard group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... The standard also addresses traceability of funds and types of bonds than can be certified. Eligibility criteria for different types of investment be made available by the end of 2012. According to Kirsten Spalding at the Ceres Investor Network for Climate ...

Government launches coal mining abatement package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian government has launched a $70m Coal Mining Abatement Technology Support Package, aimed at developing technologies and processes to aid the coal industry. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson The package provides funding for three areas ...