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CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... companies are not able to identify water discharges by destination, treatment type and quality, 15% fail to meet discharge regulations and 42% of boards are not engaged on water, CDP said in the report. CDP called on companies to adopt a stewardship ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... be attributed to transparency in sustainability performance at asset level, which is reinforced by sustainability regulations," the report said. "For example, the Commercial Building Disclosure Program requires most sellers and landlords of large office ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... energy. HSBC also calls for financial policies that "integrate the climate imperative", and cites concerns that new regulations such as Basel III and Solvency II in the European could limit the availability of long-term capital for low-carbon infrastructure. ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Energy, with in-kind support from GEON Group and Holding Redlich. The report outlines the factors influencing energy regulations in buildings, low energy building technologies and strategies and proposals for zero carbon buildings. Lead researcher Richard ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... is proposed to be set at 40 million. "They've had to deal with the possibility that they won't have a cap put into regulations by the time they launch the auctions, so they've launched the mechanism that they were proposing to use for the 2015-2016 year ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... develop and implement criteria on water abstraction, dewatering, effluent/discharge or water quality when government regulations are absent, insufficiently protective or ambiguous to ensure protection of surface water and ground water resources," according ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... be the timing of setting the caps [which set how many units will be issued each year]. The caps will be set out in regulations which have to be in place by May 2014, which will be too late," de Wit said. "The CCA is set to report by February, and that's ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... notes that new project announcement have declined year-on-year since 2009, partially attributed to new, cumbersome regulations for wind farms at the state level. Ernst & Young cited New South Wales' policies and the Victorian planning policy that puts ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... open, accountable and transparent," Brennan said. "We're used to that because we're governed by so many rules and regulations. There should be nothing to fear, everything to gain from being open, honest and transparent. That's one of the things - if ...

Mercer: use responsible investment to reduce return leakage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... McKenzie's analysis, under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 and the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994, trustees are required to ensure that all risks are "adequately and prudently considered". Climate change poses ...