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| | | ... climate change, loss of biodiversity and other ecosystem services, and growing global demand for commodities and primary materials," the company said. "We seek not only to mitigate these risks through our investment strategies, but also to view them ... |
| | | | ... biodiversity, energy use and climate change. The five year financial support is targeted at putting Cool Australia's materials in front of 50% of Australian schools by 2017, according to Bendigo Wealth. "While Bendigo Wealth's financial support will ... |
| | | | ... important improvements on solar technology. "Importantly, Southern Cross Venture Partners and NVP will provide Brisbane Materials with active investment management support to help it overcome the challenges of commercialisation." The Southern Cross Renewable ... |
| | | | ... report board-level oversight of water-related policies, strategies or plans. The majority of CDP respondents were in the materials sector. Of the companies that responded, 91% had good overall awareness of water risks within direct operations, but only ... |
| | | | ... exposure to risk that can generate substantive change to business." The majority of the 22 respondents came from the materials sector. "There was a much higher response rate from the materials sector than from other sectors," Day said. "I think it's ... |
| | | | ... or temporary staff. Labour controversies were more prevalent than human rights controversies in ASX200 companies. The materials, consumer staples, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors notably have the highest frequency of labour rights controversies. ... |
| | | | ... index, with a score of 297 tonnes versus 243 tonnes, based on the fact that the ASX is heavily exposed to the energy, materials and utilities sector, and that a vast majority of electricity is derived from coal, which is a Scope 2 emission. However ... |
| | | | ... biochar to reduce carbon emissions. Biochar is a stable, carbon-rich type of charcoal that is made by "heating organic materials, such as wood or crop waste, in a low oxygen environment," according to DAFF. Biochar can be added to soil to sequester carbon ... |
| | | | ... understanding (MOU), the city of Sydney and Low Carbon Australia will organise seminars, workshops and develop marketing materials to encourage building owners and tenants to invest in energy-efficiency improvements. The two institutions will also collaborate ... |
| | | | ... from 2012, including less than 5% construction and demolition waste to landfill and at least 95% usage of construction materials that are easy to reuse or recycle at end of life." Voluntary staff turnover dropped to 11% in 2011, down from 13% in 2010 ... |
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