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Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... commentary on the priorities going forward." Rio Tinto also reported that GHG emissions intensity (CO2-e ) was 43.4m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010, 2.3m tonnes higher than in 2009. "This is the result of increased production of a number ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... stakeholders." AGL's sustainability reporting has been recognized by other entities around the world. AGL is included on the Carbon Disclosure Project's 2010 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) and the Carbon Performance Leaders list for the ASX ...

Australian companies asked to disclose water exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... change, for the ultimate benefit of superannuants and unit holders," according to its website. The IGCC partners with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) to gather annual disclosure information in the top 200 Australian companies and the top 50 New Zealand ...

Government introduces carbon emission pricing plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
Prime Minister Julia Gillard The government has introduced legislation that will start pricing carbon emissions from July 2012. The two-stage plan, negotiated with the Green Party, will begin with a fixed price for three to five years and then transition ...

Climate change a portfolio risk: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... dollars over coming decades, with Australia potentially being one of the worst hit countries if international response to carbon emission mitigation response is strong, according to a report written by investment consultants Mercer. Helga Birgden, head ...

Carbon and Water Increasingly Important to Institutional Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are increasingly concerned with how listed companies manage water and carbon emissions, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). A record number of institutional investors are supporting the CDP's requests for information ...