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Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... 200 companies in the portfolio, and put up a resolution via a mechanism we've built into the process based upon carbon emissions/ reduction targets, or in the case of Woodside, how they evaluated the future cost of carbon in their modelling process. ...

New water accounting standard to measure quantity, rights and obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... reflected in financial statements. He compared the use of a physical measure for water to the way that greenhouse gas emissions are measured. "I draw a parallel between what we're seeing here and what we see with the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions," ...

Majority of ASX100 report on ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... considered to be operating 'at or close to peak efficiency' as a positive, but also noted that the company did not meet 2010 emissions intensity targets, with an increase in emissions intensity in the industrial portfolio. For OZ Minerals, the report ...

Virgin Australia certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... is a voluntary certification scheme which allows Australian businesses to measure, reduce, and offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with business operations or products. This government initiative is delivered by Low Carbon Australia which acts ...

Australia well placed to implement ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Australasia (Finsia) has reported that Australia has the legal, regulatory and capital markets expertise to implement a carbon emissions pricing mechanism and transition to a lower carbon economy. "The imposition of a carbon price will significantly ...

Environmental services company declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Neutral Program run by Low Carbon Australia. To gain that status, An Mea has undertaken to measure, reduce and offset the emissions from their business operation. Low Carbon Australia acts as an independent accreditation body, certifying businesses and ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... your view on what price you're willing to pay for a company by a small amount. If you look at an industry that's a high emissions industry and you assume a carbon price is coming in and one company is better set up relative to its peers, then it may ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Although the bank is certified "carbon neutral" by Low Carbon Australia, the bank reported an 8% rise in greenhouse gas emissions, against a target of lowering GHG emissions by 6% this year. "In Australia our target for absolute emissions reductions ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Under the upper end of the scenarios assessed by the researchers, representing cuts of around a third in greenhouse gas emissions from business-as-usual projections, could assist in keeping concentrations of greenhouse gases at 450 parts per million. ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... and social disclosures. The oil and gas sector supplement will cover key issues specific to the industry including: emissions, effluents and waste, water, biodiversity, renewable energy, biofuels, health impact assessment, asset integrity and safety ...