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City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The City of Melbourne has been certified carbon neutral under National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) by Low Carbon Australia. "As part of our work we're delivering new waste management solutions, upgrading several of our council buildings by installing ...

RobecoSAM to use CDP questions in DJSI questionnaire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
RobecoSAM, the investment specialist that co-publishes the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, will now use the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) climate change questions in its environmental data collection approach to public companies. RobecoSAM will ...

Mercer: use responsible investment to reduce return leakage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... At the systemic level, there should be a focus on transaction taxes, stewardship codes and pricing externalities such as carbon emissions. "The fact is, if we are going to contain global warming below two degrees, as many governments have committed to ...

Energy Choice joins Energy Smart Finance Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... an Adelaide-based solar and lighting specialist, has joined the Energy Smart Finance Program, a joint initiative of Low Carbon Australia and FlexiGroup. Energy Smart Finance provides access to vendors and finance in an integrated fashion, and joining ...

University of Sydney opens Centre for Carbon, Water and Food

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The University of Sydney is launching the Centre for Carbon, Water and Food, a multidisciplinary research centre that will investigate food security and environmental challenges through an integrated approach. The Centre for Carbon, Water and Food has ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Warrnambool lighting project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia (LCAL) will partly finance an energy efficient street lighting project in Victoria that will cut energy use and costs in six councils. LCAL will provide slightly more than 50% of the Warrnambool City Council's AU$872,500 commitment ...

Low Carbon Australia forms alliance with Wiley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia (LCAL) has formed an alliance with engineering and construction company Wiley to develop systems to improve energy efficiency and productivity for food and meat processing companies. Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO The alliance ...

Jessica Robinson named ASrIA general manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability industries, ASrIA said. According to Robinson's LinkedIn profile, she has previously worked as a director at Enecore Carbon and a client services manager at Ernst and Young. "We are really excited that Jessica has joined ASrIA," said Alexandra ...

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... to six times a year, the law firm said. The work covers all aspects of Australia's clean energy policies including the carbon pricing mechanism, renewable energy, energy efficiency, the carbon farming initiative, fuel tax credits, synthetic greenhouse ...

RIAA hires Simon O'Connor as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... advisor. While at ACF, he played a critical role in leading the debate on issues including the financing of Australia's low carbon economy, carbon pricing, forestry and resources. He previously worked as director and senior economist for Economists at ...