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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 ...

Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... said. "Over the years, as the assistance levels ratchet down, the impacts may grow. However, that is dependent on what energy efficiency improvements companies make." In the draft legislation, there are no provisions to reduce aid to companies that reduce ...

Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The government has released the draft legislation necessary to implement its carbon tax regime. The Clean Energy Legislative Package is seen as a "faithful" implementation of the policy articulated on 10 July by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. But one ...

Low Carbon Australia certify Melbourne print company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... business operations or products. It is administered by Low Carbon Australia on behalf of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.

Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... according to an analysis by attorneys at Allens Arthur Robinson. Grant Anderson The carbon tax will cover the stationary energy, industrial processing, mining and solid landfill/waste water treatment sectors, and applies to facilities (or activities) ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... unlikely to change the path of interest rates; and while there will be pressure on property owners to make buildings more energy efficient it won't be enough to significantly change the return potential from commercial property." However, Oliver noted ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Low Carbon Australia CEO. Low Carbon Australia noted that buildings are responsible for about 40% of the world's current energy use and about a third of carbon dioxide emissions. The Australian government carbon neutral initiative allows businesses to ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The retail industry could save up to AU$1bn annually by 2020 if they made a focused investment in energy efficient initiatives such as lighting and temperature control, according to a study by National Australia Bank and ClimateWorks Australia. Low ...