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Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... AU$15/tonne. Currently, EU ETS credits are trading around EUR5/tonne. But even as there is lingering uncertainty over the future of Australia's carbon trading scheme as currently constructed, other markets are coming on line. California has launched ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
More company suppliers than ever have identified current or future climate changes risks to their global supply chains, but only 28% of suppliers report having a target for emissions reductions. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Supply Chain's fifth ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Pension schemes could potentially become insolvent within 35 years if future global economic growth is hindered by resource constraints and increasing costs from environmental pressures, according to new research from the British Institute and Faculty ...

Net Balance certified as a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... requires that we act with the understanding that we are each dependent upon another and thus responsible for each other and future generations." Net Balance will work with other B Corp organisations, such as Small Giants, Jeyaretnam said. "As a founding ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Boakes Tracy, chairman of ASrIA, in a media statement. "It is increasingly clear that Asia will play a key role in the future development of the sustainable investment industry." The ASrIA report, Asia Sustainable Investment Review 2012, said that responsible ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... fanfare. Some corporate responsibility initiatives might better be funded by the marketing budget. Woolworths' fresh food future program is well worth supporting and encouraging. It properly acknowledges the global need for more sustainable and innovative ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... chief executive. "By recommending maintenance of the 41,000 GWh large scale renewable target and reducing the frequency of future RET reviews, the CCA has avoided undermining the confidence of investors in the clean energy sector." The CCA made other ...

Net Balance and ECO-Buy in sustainability service merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... raised the bar I think for quite a lot of organisation on how they're approaching their supply chain." In the immediate future, ECO-Buy's members will not see a difference in their offering, and will have opportunities to access new services from Net ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $11m pilot energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... targeting areas where there's growing demand for electricity and constraints in the network. We can support the network's future needs. Most of the electricity sub-stations across the country were built a number of years ago, residential and businesses ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Keynesian long term we're all dead, so does it really matter? I'd humbly suggest it does. Political and corporate promises of future growth, as currently measured, will soon begin to sound lamer and lamer. As will the related promises of managed fund ...