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Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... owners should look at how that impacts volatility in a portfolio. There are other tools that are used by investors such as carbon footprint, and perhaps, say, using a broader approach, which is moving out of the listed equity space.... I think those ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... and fires in the west of the country, and is also influenced by the political debate surrounding the introduction of the carbon pricing regime in July. The Australia Report 2012 is a broad-based report produced by the ADC Forum in collaboration with ...

Government launches coal mining abatement package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... stem from developing and deploying those technologies, and for support for small and medium-sized mines to prepare for carbon emissions abatement strategies. "This support package is about accelerating the development of abatement technologies and processes ...

City of Melbourne EUAs extended to include property trusts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... said. "Commercial debt on a property is about three to five years, max. The product that the National Australia Bank, Low Carbon Australia and Eureka Funds Management have developed for this mechanism better aligns to the nature of energy efficiency ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... total of EUR 7.5tr in assets under management. Buildings are responsible for 40% of final energy consumption and 36% of carbon emissions in the EU, IIGCC found. Implementing existing technologies such as better insulation, efficient lighting and heat ...

Farming, forestry activities proposed for CFI positive list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... farm forestry, intensive rotational grazing and aspects of small landfill operation could potentially qualify under the Carbon Farming Initiative. The additions to the department's list covers five new areas - farm forestry, conversion of existing grazing ...

Low Carbon Australia financing for local council upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Victoria and Great Lakes Council in New South Wales will undergo energy efficiency overhauls via part funding from Low Carbon Australia. Cardina Shire's health and recreation facility has received AU$225,913 in Low Carbon Australia finance and a AU$369,582 ...

Accountancy profession a driver of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... financial calculations. For example, an angle for the accountancy profession is the accounting for the physical impacts of carbon emissions. My perspective is that we need to bring together the various disciplines, and transdisciplinarity sits over the ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... water accounts. The key information that they need to communicate would be included in integrate reports." Last week, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) published the results of its 2011 survey into ASX100 disclosures on water risk. More than two thirds ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Ahead of this weekend's launch of the carbon pricing mechanism, investors and corporate advisors say that they are confident that liable companies are aware of their exposures and have plans to manage costs for the first stage of the carbon pricing ...