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Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia's clean energy laws at the moment of publication, the service will keep up with change and adaptations to laws and regulations, de Wit said. "Obviously, the service is going to be more value going forward, because it is a living document," ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... MSCI said. "This industry trend is a reflection not only of weak climate change and energy efficiencyâ€related regulations in North America over the last decade; it is also a consequence of low electricity prices in the region," the report said. ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... shareholders, it can often be the only way for shareholders to get an issue on the agenda. "The difficulty is the way the regulations are established, unless you do make changes at that drastic level, the corporation can say it's not in the business ...

Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... climate impacts must at the very least be integrated to infrastructure design, construction, maintenance, operations and regulations."

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  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 ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... the determination of voting entitlements to five business days before a meeting. The report further recommends that regulations be changed to allow for shareholders to appoint independent scrutineers to review tight results if more than 5% of shareholders ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Regulations governing energy efficiency in the property sector across the European Union need to be addressed to overcome split incentives, to aid in refurbishing existing built stock and to exploit opportunities for sustainability improvements throughout ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... sufficient at this stage. We would expect to see more on that." There some outstanding grey areas at the margins of the regulations, Anderson said. "One area of uncertainty in the carbon pricing scheme relates to gas supply liabilities," Anderson said. ...

British government to mandate LSE greenhouse gas disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced. The British government will introduce legislation bringing in the new regulations from April 2013. The Carbon Disclosure Project welcomed the news, and recommended that the British government adopt a climate ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... issue with demand I don't think. I think we have the demand." Meanwhile, potential developers are also tackling the regulations surrounding the creation of methodologies as well as their implementation and monitoring structures. No one disputes that ...