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Calls for expedited reduction of SRES multiplier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... buying at $26 and selling at $40, which means that businesses and consumers are paying the full price." But Russell Marsh, policy director at the Clean Energy Council, told The Sustainability Report that there is no need to reduce the multiplier ahead ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The scientific consensus around the potential impacts of climate change and the affirmative policy moves of governments around the world to mitigate their impacts means that Australia's renewable energy target and carbon pricing regime is not an outlier ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... drive towards sustainability in investments and operations by superannuation funds. Despite short term uncertainty over policy shift should the opposition Liberal coalition take government at the next election, the long term reality of climate change ...

SAP: sustainability for innovation as well as cost reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... virtual meeting rooms and online education and training modules. "I think it can be reduced," she said. "We have a global policy to reduce the travel for internal meetings. The biggest factor for reducing our carbon footprint is to reduce flights in ...

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining names director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... has also served as director of the Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security at UVM's James Jeffords Center for Policy Research. He is also an adjunct faculty of Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies and the visiting ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... decisions. The report acknowledged that the filter would not be as stringent as the private sector, "as the CEFC has a public policy purpose and values any positive externalities being generated." However, the CEFC will invest in market demonstration ...

International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... to minimise their human rights risks, Nicolson said. "In a nutshell, what it requires is establishment of a human rights policy, implementation of human rights impact assessments for new projects or business activities, mainstreaming or integration of ...

David Green named Clean Energy Council CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Council - under David's leadership - will play a significant role in working with governments and industry to develop the policy and practice that enables Australia to emerge as a key player in this field," said Michael Fraser, the Clean Energy Council ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... London. The groups also agreed to launch a global website in the last quarter of 2012 and to collaborate more closely on policy issues. The report, a first of its kind, is scheduled to be released in December. "The enduring strength of sustainable investment ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... strongly rated by both Santos and its stakeholders. Other issues include air quality, community wellbeing, governance and policy and risk management. Santos also reported on how it accomplished its 2011 sustainability goals. It did not have any environmental ...