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70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... or future climate changes risks to their global supply chains, but only 28% of suppliers report having a target for emissions reductions. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Supply Chain's fifth information request was sent to more than 6,000 suppliers ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... actual water bills to track performance." In terms of energy use, Charter Hall reported an increase in scope 1 carbon emissions, but a decrease in scope 2 indirect emissions from 2011 to 2012, but overall energy consumption fell slightly from 2011 to ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... and product information A healthy, safe and fair workplace Minimising environmental externalities, particularly carbon emissions, and Responsible service of gaming It's a good list, with the most problematic issues listed first and last. The phrase 'service ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... to grow from around 30,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) at present to around 65,000 GWh in 2020-21, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 102 million tonnes over the same period," said Bernie Fraser, CCA chair in a statement. The Clean Energy Council ...

Low Carbon Australia and CEFC to merge for 2013 launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... sectors. The CEFC will be an AU$10bn fund that will mobilise its own and private sector capital into renewable energy, low-emissions and energy efficiency projects and technologies in Australia. "The expectation of the government was that they didn't ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $11m pilot energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... project in regional Victoria that will potentially improve power security during peak demand through providing lower-emissions power generation. Site of NovaPower's energy project in Traralgon, Victoria. (photo courtesy NovaPower) NovaPower will use ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... diaries are released well after others can be set. The Randers thesis has three quite surprising finds: greenhouse gas emissions will peak at 2030 (but the damage will be done), the working population will peak at 2040, and GDP will peak at 2050. At ...

Local Government Super leader on managing climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... while pension funds have joined with initiatives such as CDP to lobby corporations for greater transparency about carbon emissions, the funds themselves have failed to disclose their portfolios' carbon liabilities or institute strategies to hedge against ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Pacific, CFSGAM The panelists identified three main investment risks to coal seam and shale gas extraction - fugitive emissions, the use of water in coal seam gas extraction and the risk to licence to operate by companies. "Shale and coal seam gas are ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
ClimateWorks Australia is developing a national index of business' activity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The research is geared at enabling government, businesses and the community to see the impact of businesses' activities to reduce emissions ...