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AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
AWE Limited, an oil and gas exploration and production company, reported a 3% decline in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to approximately 203,000 CO2-e, with production of 6.12m barrel of oil equivalent (BOE), basically the same as the 6.09m BOE production ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The number of women directors in the ASX100 continued to climb slowly in 2010, accounting for 26% of new non-executive directors and 12.2% of all directors, up from 11.1% in 2009, according to research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors ...

Regulatory barriers slowing cogeneration technology usage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Cogeneration - combined heat and power - and trigeneration - combined cooling, heat and power - offer "significant" environmental and economic benefits to the Australian building industry. But "a complex and burdensome connection process and regulatory ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Because financial markets don't price environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk in an efficient manner, investors that do integrate ESG into their analysis and decision making have an advantage, according to Jane Goodland, a senior investment ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The New South Wales-based Local Government Super (LGS) manages nearly AU$6bn in assets with 100,000 members, including 60,000 employees working for local government or related employers throughout NSW and 40,000 former local government employees. It ...

ASX100 CEO pay increases faster than stock value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The salaries of ASX100 CEOs increased 131% and the median bonus increased 190% in the first decade of this century, while the stock value of the same ASX100 companies only increased 31%, according to research by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Fuji Xerox Australia reported a 41% reduction in waste to landfill and announced that it would move its Eco Manufacturing Centre to a five-star Green star rated facility in Sydney in its sustainability report for the 2010/2011financial year. However ...

Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Mirvac Group reported operating net profit after tax had increased 30.2% to AU$358.5m for the 2010/2011 financial year, with statutory net profit down by 22.3% to AU$182.3m and operating earnings per stapled security up 13.7% to 10.5 cents, in line ...

GPT moves into refurbished, greener headquarters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The GPT Group (GPT) is aiming to have its newly refurbished headquarters in the MLC Centre in Sydney recognised with a 6 Star Green rating within an existing building that has not undergone a major refurbishment. Photo credit: The GPT Group In setting ...

Women make strides in recent board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Women have comprised 29% of all new appointments to ASX200 boards so far this year, according to research compiled by the Australian Institute of Company Directors. However, overall, women only make up 12.7% of directors on ASX200 listed companies. ...