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Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... FY2007, the fund has made its portfolio 30.4% more energy efficient, 21.3% more water efficient and producing 30.2% lower emissions intensity." "The reason we take sustainability so seriously is because we know it makes good business sense," Moore said. ...

ASIC affirms October deadline for carbon trading AFS licence

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... recognized as financial products. This includes carbon units, Australian carbon credit units and eligible international emissions units. ASIC began accepting registration of intent from those who advise, deal, make market or provide a custodial or depository ...

Investors, traders welcome Australian/EU ETS linkage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Nick Armstrong. "We strongly advocate for further international linkage, in particular with China and ASEAN as their emissions trading schemes evolve." As part of the deal, Combet also announced that the government would drop a controversial floor price ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... approaches to biodiversity impact. While the experience of calculating, mitigating, offsetting and verifying greenhouse gas emissions is a useful model for companies looking to integrate ecosystem service accounting to their investment planning and budgeting ...

ClimateWorks Australia name Hill, Ridout to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... as ClimateWorks continues to work with business, government and investors to help Australia reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a low-Âcarbon economy." Hill is an adjunct professor in sustainability at the US Studies Centre and chancellor ...

GRI opens comment on anti-corruption, GHG guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Initiative (GRI) is asking for public comment on its G4 draft guidance for anti-corruption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting. GRI is currently developing the next generation of its sustainability reporting guidelines, also known as G4. The ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... LNG director. He was responsible for Origin's major capital projects in upstream petroleum, power generation, and low-emissions technology businesses. He is currently a director of Geodynamics Limited, Horizon Oil Limited and a member of Engineering ...

Equinix Sydney facility receives LEED certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... construction, operations and maintenance. It takes into account factors such as energy savings, water efficiency and CO2 emissions reduction. Phase one of Equinix's third Sydney International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre, known as SY3, was completed ...

La Trobe sustainability report discloses ESG action, targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... university disclosed accomplishments against a range of performance standards, including reducing facility greenhouse gas emissions to 0.13 tonnes CO2-e/GFA, against a target of 0.17 CO2-e/GFA, reducing paper use and increasing female academic staff ...

Low Carbon Australia joins Climate Bond Standard group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... large-scale improvements in energy usage are essential for a transition to a low-carbon economy, both to quickly reduce emissions and to buy time while we transition to clean energy," said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds chair. "They can also be very profitable ...