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CDP: U.S. farmers' GHG disclosures and management varied

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... study of U.S. suppliers of tomatoes and potatoes shows a widely diverging capability to report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and identify areas of successful emissions management and sustainable farming practices, according to the Carbon Disclosure ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  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, the City of Melbourne said. A second EUA agreement has also been announced, signed ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... achieved leaves the future Australian ETS in limbo, because while the government had previously agreed to a 5% cut in CO2 emissions by 2020, the door was left open to increase those cuts should there be a strong international agreement to target global ...

Carbon Farming Initiative welcomed, more work to come

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... which additionality can be shown," Nichols said. "I'm told NGERS is a reliable modelling tool for measuring overall emissions, but not so much for measuring annual emissions. As a result, using NGERS to establish a baseline for the methodology in Victoria ...

CSL reports new anti-corruption policy, lower emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... the company said. CSL's water consumption increased by 2.2% and its estimated total scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions for manufacturing facilities was 165 kilotonnes Co2-e for 2010-2011, an increase of 0.4%. Compared to the company's baseline ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... chiller unit and building management system upgrade that will result in a reduction of approximately 170 tonnes of carbon emissions per year. The creation EUA structure required a change to the City of Melbourne Act to permit the collection of the EUC. ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... addressing this risk. It may also have environmental implications if production is relocated to a facility with higher emissions intensity or more generally less stringent environmental standards." The report notes that in Australia, initial capital ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... of Woolworths' environmental disclosures, the company reported that its carbon intensity - measured as tonnes of CO2 emissions (CO2-e) per million dollars of earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) - fell from 956 in 2010 to 881 in 2011. Woolworths' ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... farms and the impacts of hydro projects. Pacific Hydro notched up 4,744 tonnes of scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions in the 2011 financial year across construction, ongoing operations and office-based activities of majority-owned assets. "The ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... America. "Despite strong gains in our environmental performance, we have faced challenges in reducing our absolute carbon emissions in Australia," the report said. "ANZ's business growth, including a number of acquisitions, has led to an increase in ...