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CDP: companies put climate change risk into supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... emissions - those emissions that occur beyond direct operations and account for as much as 86% of a company's carbon footprint." The report notes that direct progress in reducing GHG emissions in suppliers comes with comprehensive supply chain procurement ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... equities fund managers," said Kelly Christodoulou, ESG investment manager at AustralianSuper. "They found the total carbon footprint of our 10 Australian equity managers was approximately the same as the ASX300 benchmark. We also performed a carbon valuation ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, reported a reduction in its carbon footprint of 37%, primarily due to a decrease in construction activities, while also reporting net sales of AU$151.9 and 1.7m megawatt ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian and New Zealand institutional investors managing AU$700bn in AUM, said that investors can now assess the carbon footprint of their portfolios and manage the exposures. "As the financial impact of the scheme is small for almost all companies ...

Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... mechanism. The research found that the carbon footprints of the 14 superannuation funds is 8% smaller than the carbon footprint of the ASX200 index, which "indicating a slight bias towards less carbon-intensive investments," according to AIST. "However ...

Low Carbon Australia certify Melbourne print company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... carbon neutral under the NCOS carbon neutral program. "Mystique continues to look for ways to reduce its own carbon footprint as well as that of its products," said Low Carbon Australia CEO Meg McDonald. "Its alliance with Forestry Stewardship Council ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... For 2010, the company offset more than 50,000 metric tons of emissions. CBRE said that it measures its annual carbon footprint using an internationally accepted standard known as the World Resources Institute's Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The 2010 carbon ...

Report: 100 South African companies used GRI in 2010

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
An analysis of South African companies has found that 100 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) have written sustainability reports based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidances for the 2010/2011 financial year, up from 86 ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... attitude also matters. We want to see them behaving in a sustainable manner, looking to monitor and reduce their carbon footprint and so forth. Finally, superannuation funds should be actively engaging/influencing members and other service providers ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... assessment of the carbon intensity of client portfolios and provide them with advice on how to better manage their carbon footprint. "We also design and implement action plans for clients to step through processes for managing the risk. Usually we start ...