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More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... and the highest proportion of companies with no board roles held by female directors represent the materials at 54.35%, energy at 50% and industrial sectors at 46.43%. The AICD report found that the average size of ASX200 company boards were fairly consistent ...

Government bodies not effectively speaking on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... interact with. Hale noted that positive approaches affect greater behavioural change around sustainability related issues like energy and water consumption - that holds just as true for business entities as it does for individuals. Hale acknowledged ...

Companies with carbon targets see higher reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... highest efficiency of emissions reductions. Other activities with high IRR and high efficiency include transportation: fleet, energy efficiency: processes and process emissions reductions. "57% of the 256 companies in high emitting industries set absolute ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... IPD shows that this is the case for properties that demonstrate higher operational efficiency in terms of reducing their energy and water consumption.3 According to IPD's Australian Green Property Index, buildings with high NABERS energy and water ratings ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... provided finance for an anaerobic digestion plant for garden products supplier Richgro, allowing the company to adopt waste-to-energy technology. The anaerobic digestion plant is expected to be operational by June 2013 and is expected to have a capacity ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... disclosures was only clearly identified in 10% of statements reviewed by the study. "Environmental indicators, including energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, were the most common indicators to be assured," the report said. "This may reflect a regulatory ...

Oliver Yates named CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Oliver Yates will be the inaugural chief executive officer of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Yates, who began his job this week, will be responsible for day-to-day operations with the CEFC and will be responsible for the employment of ...

Investor groups call for new climate change policy responses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... predictable policies that encourage low carbon investment; knowledge sharing between governments on effective climate and clean energy policies, building on successful existing national and regional measures; and stronger international agreements that ...

DEXUS building awarded international prize for innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Wales. 1 Bligh Street has a 6 Star Green Star Office Design v2 Certified rating and is designed to achieve a 5 Star NABERS Energy rating.

ANZ creates hydroelectric power policy for lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... hydroelectric power policy in its 2012 review and has added it as part of their "sensitive sector" policies, which also include energy, extractive industries, forests and forestry and water. "Our hydroelectric power policy guides decision-making relating ...