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Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Australia's infrastructure is not equipped to handle more frequent, extreme weather events and other impacts of climate change, with the electricity, road and rail and financial services sector underprepared, according to a report from The Climate Institute. ...

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Superannuation fund trustees are exposed to legal risks in the event of financial losses caused by the impacts of climate change, according to a report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). While superannuation and pension funds have an understanding ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... process." New Forests also identified environmental and social risk factors as part of their strategy, including climate change and the increased likelihood of damaging, catastrophic weather events, "[g]rowing demand for palm oil, soy, beef, and other ...

Bendigo Wealth to provide support to Cool Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... and English resources to educate primary and secondary students about waste, water, biodiversity, energy use and climate change. The five year financial support is targeted at putting Cool Australia's materials in front of 50% of Australian schools by ...

ANZ, GPT Group named 2012 DJSI supersector leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability measures across its extensive portfolio," according to DJSI's report. DJSI highlighted GPT Group's climate change strategy, its monitoring of energy use, their integrated water cycle management framework to optimise water consumption on ...

Clean Energy Council: keep Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Target (RET) to ensure investment-grade stability and drive job creation in the renewable energy industry. The Climate Change Authority is reviewing the target, which aims to source 20% of Australia's energy from renewable sources by 2020. "The Renewable ...

Local Government Super recognised at Green Globe Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has been awarded with the 2012 Climate Change Leadership Award and the Energy Award at the New South Wales government's 2012 Green Globe Awards. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS was recognised for its sustainable and responsible ...

Citi: "Carbon bubble" represents 1-2% of ASX200 value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... coal as fuel for power generation declined dramatically due to constraints on use stemming from environmental, climate change and public health concerns and the potential for the dramatic fall in the cost of renewable energy sources. "There have been ...

CFI up and running, albeit more slowly than expected

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... see credits coming forward." The CFI, which was launched last December and is administered by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, implements national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention ...

UNPRI signatories name corporate ESG engagement issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatories say that executive remuneration, climate change and supply chain labour standards are "priority areas of engagement" with invested companies in the next year. These areas of engagement ...