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Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... participants," the report said. "The most material issues were used to inform the development of Mirvac's sustainability strategy, future reporting, and to further align with the Mirvac Group strategy and strategic driver of sustainability excellence." ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... requirements," Bradbury said. "These are important developments that indicate the strong growth of ESG reporting into the future and will provide guidance for companies looking to respond to the increasing demand for transparency from the market."

Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Future legislation has passed into law, and now that the infrastructure and timeline to creating a market-based mechanism for pricing carbon emissions is reality, so begins the era of carbon as a commodity. Liable companies will need ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... services as well as increasing demand for existing products and services for those already positioned well for a low carbon future. Many of the new products reported related to energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and investments in this ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Senate has passed the Clean Energy Future legislative package, starting the countdown to the 1 July 2012 launch of a carbon pricing regime. But while businesses have short term certainty with the package's passage, they will still have ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... of women in management roles increased from 35 to 37%. The company introduced two new women's development programs - the Future Women Leaders Program and the Senior Women Leaders Program. Additionally, Stockland held a workshop for the leadership team ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Petroleum Ltd' s AGM that would have amended the corporate constitution to require disclosure of the company's assumptions of future carbon prices, oil prices, demand for oil and regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the extent to which these factors ...

Three Australian companies to participate in IIRC program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... event for the two-year process, which will "encourage organizations to innovate in their reporting practices, inform the future evolution of reporting and investor practices and drive convergence in international reporting guidance," according to the ...

AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... process to understand and manage commitments. This experience has placed the company in a sound position with regards to the future reporting under and compliance with the Australian Carbon Tax." AWE explained that its reduction in GHG emissions was ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... process as well. "The next area of regulatory development for us will be the specific regulations under the clean energy future bills around the permit allocation and auctioning process," he said. "We need to understand how these mechanisms work in practice ...