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Equinix Sydney facility receives LEED certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... services, has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system gold certification for the first phase instruction of its facility in Mascot, Sydney. LEED is maintained by the U.S. Green Building Council ...

Pangolin Associates to partner with PKF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Energy and carbon management consultancy Pangolin Associates will partner with PKF, an accountancy and business advisory firm, to collaborate on the provision of climate change related services. Iain Smale Pangolin Associates and PKF have previously ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... for Sustainable Financial Markets and the Carbon Disclosure Project, has developed the International Standards and Certification Scheme for Climate Bonds, which is aimed at facilitate the development and use of climate bonds through a certification process ...

DEXUS head office, Republica Coffee declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... direct emissions and upgrading elements within the IT department to reduce energy consumption. "This carbon neutral certification demonstrates DEXUS's market leadership in sustainability and energy efficiency and is part of a set of sustainability goals ...

GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... than 390 Green Star certificates have been awarded, with nearly 550 building projects registered for Green Star certification. Green Star is a voluntary environmental rating system that evaluates environmental design and construction of buildings. GBCA ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... economy. Kidney has previously told The Sustainability Report that in later iterations, the CBI will be extending its certification scheme to include broadband projects like the National Broadband Network (NBN). "The transition to a low-carbon economy ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... for Sustainable Financial Markets and the Carbon Disclosure Project, has developed the International Standards and Certification Scheme for Climate Bonds, which is aimed at facilitate the development and use of climate bonds through a certification process ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... year's rate of 2.67 per million hours worked. Futuris' manufacturing plants in Australia are accredited to ISO 14001 certification and there were no incidents or breaches of applicable environmental legislation during the year. The revenue from Elders' ...

Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... could be arbitrage opportunities, and that is a risk, but it will depend on the eligibility requirements around certification." Sydney-headquartered COzero is both a buyer of offsets and an originator of offsets through projects in Australia and in China. ...

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions in cities and towns. The supplement also covers areas including building and materials certification and labour health and safety issues. "[The] new guidance will help construction and real estate companies be more transparent ...