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Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... companies that would held liable under the carbon pricing regime, only 20-40 of those companies - Armstrong pointed to AGL and Origin Energy - will have internal wholesale capabilities, and the remainder will have to use agents to source offsets such ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... there are for individual companies." Regnan recently researched four ASX listed companies with coal seam gas projects - Origin Energy, AGL, Santos and Dart Energy - to weigh their possible ESG risk exposures. Each company has different profiles, exposures ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Although directors, institutional share owners and proxy advisers are eager to engage, particularly in the context of the share voting process, there is a failure to communicate at key junctures with all parties, particularly during the annual general ...

Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... something wrong with that. Maybe they should be more involved in community programmes that focus on energy efficiency. Origin sponsors Sustainability Drives, but I don't think that's enough and there's not enough direct connection with the community ...

ICMM releases climate change policy paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has released a paper calling for clear policies for a "predictable, measured transition to a long term price on greenhouse gas emissions" while recognising the mining industry's role in developing ...

Majority of ASX100 report on ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Billabong Intl Ltd, BHP Billiton Ltd, Boral Ltd, CFS Retail Property Trust, CSL Ltd, Dexus Property Group, Goodman Fielder, Origin Energy Ltd, Oil Search Ltd, OneSteel Ltd, Wesfarmers Ltd, and Woolworths Ltd.

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
A study of five Australian organisations, including Blackmores and Woolworths, has shown that companies that invest in sustainable business operations and incorporate ESG factors into their financial reporting are seeing returns on investment much sooner ...