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University of Sydney opens Centre for Carbon, Water and Food

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... which said in 2010 that national priority be given to understanding and mapping connections between energy, water, carbon, climate, agriculture, ecosystems, the economy and society to ensure Australia's future food security and to maintain resiliency ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... International Finance Corporation (IFC). Bill Hartnett LGS bought US$6m of the three-year bond, which will be used to support IFC climate-friendly projects in developing countries. It was principally allocated to socially responsible investment portfolios ...

Monash University selected as sustainable development hub

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... of the most important issues of our time." The multi-disciplinary Monash Sustainability Institute develops solutions to climate change and sustainability challenges through research, education and action. MSI runs programs on the ground in countries ...

Jessica Robinson named ASrIA general manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... ASrIA, helping us to serve our members better and carry out important projects around disclosure, regulatory reform and climate change engagement," Boakes Tracy said. See Also: US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... the same name, written by Damien Lockie and with contributions from including Elisa de Wit, partner and national head of climate change at Norton Rose, Renee Gardner of EnergyAustralia, Jeff Lynn of Ashurst and Douglas Young of Young Law. The online ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... unlisted as well." Mercer is proposing this line of advice and building on its own research, including their 2011 report, Climate Change Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, which predicted that institutional investors could be hit ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
More company suppliers than ever have identified current or future climate changes risks to their global supply chains, but only 28% of suppliers report having a target for emissions reductions. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Supply Chain's fifth ...

Australian companies awarded gold in sustainability yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... reputational risks and corporate social responsibilities associated with their supply chains," said Adrian King, head of climate change and sustainability, KPMG Australia in a statement. "However, the right supply chain management strategy can also help ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... evaluate how pension assets can be impacted by the relationships between resources and the economy and the impacts of climate change. The report developed four models - business as usual, in which governments and financial markets have a low sensitivity ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) has recommended that the government retain its renewable energy target (RET), which aims to source 20% of Australia's energy from renewable sources by 2020, a decision that has been welcomed as providing stability ...