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Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... reduction in carbon emission based on 2008/2009 levels by 2013. The bank reported 147,124 tonnes of scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions in 2011-2012, down from 170,688 thousand tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in the 2010/2011 financial year. CBA said its top ...

Rann steps down as chairman of Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Kingdom. Martijn Wilder, a director of Low Carbon Australia and head of Baker and Mackenzie's global climate change and emissions trading practice has been appointed the new chairman. "Mr Rann's guidance and assistance in the company's negotiations with ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... consistent with the direction that China is taking to become the green superpower of the world. China will have seven emissions trading schemes that have to be in place by the end of next year. That is what has been directed by the government for those ...

Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... physical damage and repair, interruptions to supply chains and operations, and insurance and reputational damage. "As emissions and temperatures rise, so do the costs of adaptation and the risks of getting it wrong. For a global temperature rise of less ...

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... uncertainty around viability and performance of energy technologies and how the future pricing of externalities like carbon emissions might impact on those. Physical impacts include things such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels and increased ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Wesfarmers reported decreases in greenhouse gas emissions and energy use, and a fall in lost time injury frequency rate, as well as increases in water consumption and declines in community contributions in its 2012 sustainability report. Wesfarmers' ...

Melbourne's Vega Press declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... their own carbon footprint," Nugent said. "We've even designed an online calculator that can help them with their own emissions calculations." The online calculator allows customers to measure their balance of Scope 3 greenhouse emissions - sources not ...

Low Carbon Australia finances second Wagga Wagga project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Carbon Australia, the aquatic centre plant is expected to help the council avoid approximately 1000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually, while the energy saving measures at the other three buildings were expected to avoid approximately 200 tonnes annually. ...

NAB funds second Environmental Upgrade Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... generate electricity, heating and cooling, occupancy sensors and double glazing. The retrofit is intended to cut CO2-e emissions by approximately 2500 tonnes per year. NAB head of property finance, Andrew Balzan said the use of EUAs demonstrates the ...

Local Government Super recognised at Green Globe Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... fund's property portfolio. The building was retrofitted and renovated to meet NABERS 6-star energy certification, and emissions have reduced by around 85%, the fund said in a statement. "To win a green globe award for our work in the upgrading of existing ...