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ETI to focus on collaborative supply chain initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... report. "In a given supply chain these are likely to include a mix of lack of transparency in the supply chain, weak government capacity to implement laws, inappropriate retailer purchasing practices and prevailing cultural attitudes. Unless we work ...

Elders seeking new markets for live cattle export

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... have read about the market disruptions we saw out of Indonesia," Jackman said. That was partly impacted by Indonesia government in quarter 1, but most significantly around May and June when we saw the Australian government impose the live export ban ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... The fact that no international agreement was achieved leaves the future Australian ETS in limbo, because while the government had previously agreed to a 5% cut in CO2 emissions by 2020, the door was left open to increase those cuts should there be a ...

Carbon Farming Initiative welcomed, more work to come

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... project reduces emissions by over 105,000t CO2-e annually, COzero notes. Ideally, Armstrong believes, the Australian government should directly certify methodologies already recognized by the UN CDM process, to avoid the time it would take to re-work ...

Use of renewable energy to grow by 6% a year to 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... and use energy in future decades', Grafton said in a statement accompanying the research report's publication. The government's Renewable Energy Target (RET) and the introduction of carbon pricing will drive those changes, the report said. The RET sets ...

Presima joins Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... GRESB's research was supported by23 institutional investors and affiliated groups and consultancies, including Local Government Super (LGS), AustralianSuper and the Victorian Funds Management Corporation. See Also: Australian property funds top GRESB ...

Sunshine Coast TAFE certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Program is a voluntary scheme which certifies products or business operations as carbon neutral under the Australian Government's National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). See Also: Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment Low Carbon ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... collateral is the environmental upgrade charge, which is a statutory charge, ranks equally to the position of a local government, senior to existing mortgages. This is derisked from an investor's point of view." National Australia Bank, Low Carbon Australia ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... with shareholders." Bradbury also touched on the result of the first annual general meeting (AGM) season in which the government's "two-strikes" legislation has been operating. Under the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... under management. Hunter Hall is the largest dedicated RI fund manager, with AU$1.7bn in funds under management. Local Government Super has the largest amount of responsible investment assets, with AU$3.3bn, an increase from AU$1.8bn in 2010, largely ...