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R. M. Williams Agricultural Holdings to fund NT property conservation with carbon rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... government's carbon farming initiative and carbon pricing policy." In a statement, Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus welcomed the project to rehabilitate Henbury Station, which is expected to be supported by ...

GPT moves into refurbished, greener headquarters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... reduction in paper use of 50%, a reduction in paper use by 50%, expected reduction in enegy costs by 50%, and a lighting energy consumption drop of over 70%. More than 80% of waste generated during the demolition and construction was reused or recycled ...

AGL wins three awards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Report as well as Best Sustainability Reporting of an ASX 50 Company and Best Sustainability Reporting for an Energy and Utilities Company. These are not the first awards that AGL has been given for its sustainability reporting - in March ...

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... miners currently report estimates of the emissions as part of accounting requirements under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS), "but there are significant concerns in the industry over the accuracy and ease of these measurements ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... by the company's operations, including impacts to air, water, land, biodiversity and species distribution, human health, energy consumption and waste generation," as well as the potential impact of climate change and carbon pricing as well as resource ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... combined impact of all of the complementary measures in the package including the Carbon Farming Initiative, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the proposed National Energy Savings Initiative for energy efficiency, Skarbek said. "Treasury modelling ...

ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
ACCIONA, the world's largest independent, non-utility, renewable energy developer and owner, will develop a AU$147m wind farm in New South Wales. The Gunning Wind farm will generate 46.5MW. It is ACCIONA's 278th in the world and will deliver enough ...

Sensis certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... their products. The company invests in "a range of international carbon offset projects, including investments in renewable energy, cook stoves, heat recovery and biomass projects," said Bruce Akhurst, Sensis CEO. "The Yellow Pages and White Pages print ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Kok, a professor at Maastricht University and co-coordinator of GRESB. "The ultimate goal is to increase transparency in energy efficiency and sustainability practices in the real estate sector. For institutional investors, it's quite common to screen ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... heading, the guide addresses climate change; environmental management system and compliance, efficiency (waste, water, energy) and other environmental issues such as toxics and biodiversity. Under the social heading, the guide addresses workplaces health ...