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IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... provide cheap finance for renewable energy projects, given the support for renewable energy through the Renewable Energy Target and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Fabian noted that because Australia lacks a clear, long-term framework on emissions ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Bangladesh, which killed over 1,100 people. Retailers have made some improvements - the AMP Capital paper notes that Kmart, Target, Big W and Specialty Fashion Group have signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. But many retailers ...

CDP: companies unaware of deforestation supply chain risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Companies around the world are unaware of deforestation risks in agricultural commodities because of lack of traceability in global supply chains, certification challenges and regulatory uncertainty, according to CDP data. Launching the CDP Global Forests ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has made five-year corporate responsibility commitments in its 2013 annual review, a departure from previous practice of setting annual sustainability targets. Graphic courtesy NAB The Wealth of Opportunity strategy is ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... further. (Other design decisions would further influence this outcome)." EY calculated that cost per tonne based on the target of achieving a 5% reduction in emissions by 2020 compared to 2000 levels, which would be a reduction of 440 Mt CO 2 -e. This ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... performances across those three indicators, including an increase of women in leadership to 42%. Westpac has set an aspirational target of 50% by 2017. The bank also increased focus on flexible working arrangements, with the proportion of people working ...

United Nations recognition for Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... not a lot of time to change so much." Pollinate Energy sells a portable solar light for 1700 rupees, around AU$30. The target market in Bangalore is the residents of slums who earn day wages. Pollinate Energy previously told The Sustainability Report ...

Natural Capital Declaration named biodiversity champion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... UNEP FI and founder of the NCD. "The Aichi Targets are an important roadmap to advance conservation of biodiversity. Aichi Target 2 is especially relevant, as it calls upon governments to integrate biodiversity values into national accounting, as appropriate ...

IGCC welcomes CCA draft report on emissions targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... reductions. In its draft report into caps and targets, the CCA did not make a final recommendation on a 2020 emissions reduction target, but said that the current minimum unconditional target of a 5% reduction from 2000 levels is inadequate. The draft ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... for their supply chains, 3% for water management and 1% for transparency," CDP said. No company reported a public policy target for water. "Although we are seeing great strides in corporate ability to identify water-related risks, the approach to managing ...