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Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... companies and investors in 2012, with a concurrent interest in increased investment in assets to mitigate and adapt climate change, according to sustainability professionals. Executive remuneration will continue to be a topic of engagement, but the debate ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge" Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors Climate change issues increasingly integrated into investment decisions

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The agricultural sector will be heavily impacted by effects of climate change, but a 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 ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Although the multi-country climate change talks in Durban failed to yield a comprehensive treaty, the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) did result in extensions to programs that ...

Carbon Farming Initiative welcomed, more work to come

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... implement certain national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake emission avoidance and sequestration offset projects and increase carbon ...

Use of renewable energy to grow by 6% a year to 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... investment incentives in the energy sector, to induce Australian companies and households to internalise the costs of climate change," the report notes. Under BREE's projections, demand for electricity will increase by nearly 42% to 2035, with gross ...

Wesfarmers recognised at Australian Sustainability Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Worldwide was recognised for its innovative new mosquito trap technology. Nathan Fabian, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change, was named the first recipient of the Erik Mather Sustainability Champion award. Eds note: The Sustainability Report ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... engagement with relevant governments and stakeholders, as well as developing deeper analysis on the impacts of climate change policy in terms of competitiveness and local decision making. Understanding the impacts on sub-sectors would also lead to more ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... recognizing the investments needed to deliver a low carbon economy by 2050 and on limiting the risk of dangerous climate change," said Sean Kidney, chair of the Climate Bonds Initiative. The finalised text of the standard was approved by the Climate ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... multiple brands distinctive, future growth, IT systems, employee development, responsible lending and investment, climate change and diversity and flexibility. Across its retail brands, which include Westpac, St. George, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, RAMS ...