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ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... and training in their sensitive sector lending policies and human rights statement, and increasing their lending to lower carbon emission power generation by 15-20% by 2020. The company also noted that they had evaluated their pilot revised environmental ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... rely on actual water bills to track performance." In terms of energy use, Charter Hall reported an increase in scope 1 carbon emissions, but a decrease in scope 2 indirect emissions from 2011 to 2012, but overall energy consumption fell slightly from ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... labelling and product information A healthy, safe and fair workplace Minimising environmental externalities, particularly carbon emissions, and Responsible service of gaming It's a good list, with the most problematic issues listed first and last. The ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... of a stable climate policy environment, is critical to support the allocation of investment capital to Australia's low carbon economic transition," said Nathan Fabian, IGCC chief executive. "By recommending maintenance of the 41,000 GWh large scale renewable ...

Low Carbon Australia and CEFC to merge for 2013 launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia (LCAL) and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation have agreed to merge from 2013. Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO The in-principle merger agreement will see LCAL's energy efficiency programs, staff, system, platforms roll into ...

Net Balance and ECO-Buy in sustainability service merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... difference in their offering, and will have opportunities to access new services from Net Balance's expertise, such as carbon accounting and environmental metrics, social impact measurement, stakeholder engagement, economics and policy analysis. "It ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $11m pilot energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia is providing financing for an AU$11m pilot energy project in regional Victoria that will potentially improve power security during peak demand through providing lower-emissions power generation. Site of NovaPower's energy project ...

Local Government Super leader on managing climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... owners based on five main categories- transparency, risk management, investment chain alignment, active ownership and low carbon investment, said Julian Poulter, AODP executive director. AODP created the index as a way of increasing attention to the ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Ultimately, I think, with this issue, it is a genuine dilemma because gas has been touted as the clean transition fuel to a low-carbon economy and some of the issues particularly around fugitive emissions for unconventional gas seem to put a question ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Garvin, ClimateWorks Australia interim executive director. "It is critical to have a robust framework for monitoring low carbon activity and to understand how Australia is progressing towards a low carbon economy," he said in a statement. "Existing reporting ...