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GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... released standards specific to the construction and real estate sectors, demonstrating how companies can report carbon emissions, management and remediation of contaminated land, and sub-contracted labour issues, among other areas. GRI's Construction ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... institutional investors as infrastructure projects that provide a hedge against the anticipation of future costs on carbon emissions as well as meet sustainable investment targets. But while global bodies and governments - including Australia - call ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... reporting requirement are being put onto the CFO's desk. Under NGER, corporations that had more than 50kt of greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalent) for the fiscal year 2010-11 for a corporation are required to register with the Greenhouse and Energy ...

CDP finds 68% of global corporates embed climate change strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... strategies," compared to 48% in 2010. There was a dramatic rise in the number of companies reporting reduced greenhouse gas emissions as a result of emissions reduction activities - more than double, at 45% this year, up from 19% in 2010. The report ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... AU$23/tonne which expected to rise by 2.5% per year in real terms until 2015. It has a lower bound for inclusions of emissions equivalent to 25,000 tonnes of CO2, and only around 500 businesses are expected to be subject to the tax. From 2015, the scheme ...

Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... according to AIST. "However, some portfolios invest in carbon-intensive companies in the ASX 200 that will need to cut their emissions to manage financial risk from carbon costs." Carbon costs would equate to 1.4% of earnings on average for ASX 200 companies ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability report for the 2010/2011financial year. However, Fuji Xerox Australia was not able to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as targeted and reported an uptick in employee lost time injury frequency rates (LTIFR). Fuji Xerox Australia's sustainability ...

Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... The GRESB Foundation asked respondents to disclose, among other things, use and cost of energy, water, greenhouse gas emissions and waste. According to the report, 32% of the 340 respondents reported on their energy costs, with the median energy expenditures ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... includes projects such as establishing permanent plantings of native species, applying biochar to soil, managing livestock emissions and fertilizer management. The requirement that the project must not be mandated by law is a requirement that needs to ...

Disclosing sustainability risks, engaging stakeholders vital to corporate interests

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... purposes, she has noted that environmental risks are higher on their agenda as a result of the proposed price on carbon emissions. "One of the things I have been doing recently has been interviewing CFOs about views on sustainability," she said. "The ...