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Report: 100 South African companies used GRI in 2010

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
An analysis of South African companies has found that 100 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) have written sustainability reports based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidances for the 2010/2011 financial year, up from 86 ...

IGCC: carbon price delay could cost electricity sector $2.5bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
A four-year delay to the start of a carbon pricing regime in Australia would cause an additional AU$2.5bn of additional costs to the electricity sector for both investors and energy users, according to a study commissioned by the Investor Group on Climate ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... substantial individual company holdings, through using an investment strategy that emphasises certain sectors such as clean tech, or through regulatory influence, Towers Watson said. Few institutions actively promote a Universal Owner philosophy in sustainable ...

ICMM releases climate change policy paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has released a paper calling for clear policies for a "predictable, measured transition to a long term price on greenhouse gas emissions" while recognising the mining industry's role in developing ...

Swan: carbon price vital for first-rate, first-world economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Putting a price on carbon emissions is the only way to drive investment in cleaner energy innovation, and failing to do so would condemn Australia to becoming "an old-world, high-polluting technological backwater," Treasurer Wayne Swan said in a speech ...

Australia well placed to implement ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has reported that Australia has the legal, regulatory and capital markets expertise to implement a carbon emissions pricing mechanism and transition to a lower carbon economy. "The imposition ...

Environmental services company declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
An Mea, a Perth-based environmental services company, has been recognized by Low Carbon Australia for achieving carbon neutrality. An Mea is the first environmental services company to achieve this under the Carbon Neutral Program run by Low Carbon ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Nearly 80% of the world's energy supply could be met by renewables by 2050, if supported by public policies, according to a report from over 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Additionally, increasing ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Raising institutional investors' awareness of ESG risk and return factors is an evolution, according to Martin Goss, senior investment consultant, head of client consulting, Australia at global consultancy Towers Watson. Institutional investors can ...

Global Reporting Initiative launch process for new standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the body that provides the most commonly accepted framework for producing sustainability reports, has launched the process that will result in the next generation of GRI guidelines. GRI is calling on its network of ...