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Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... providers are really looking at a specialised programme, they're already working with the equipment suppliers like the compressed air industry, for example," she said. "They understand the equipment purchases and the lifetime of the equipment, the way ...

UKSIF endorses Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem services resulting from those assets. Ecosystem goods and services "constitute ...

LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Low Carbon Australia, Harvest has given itself an edge over its competitors," Slack said. The building upgrade included new air conditioning and the replacement of the base building metering and the building management system. Low Carbon Australia worked ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... project development and acquisitions - were the most strongly rated by both Santos and its stakeholders. Other issues include air quality, community wellbeing, governance and policy and risk management. Santos also reported on how it accomplished its ...

FlexiGroup joins Low Carbon Australia on financing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... CEO Meg McDonald. The program covers upgrades for energy efficient lighting and lighting controls, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, voltage regulation devices and power factor correction equipment, building management system optimisation and ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The fragmentation of the agribusiness sector both contributes to and is hampered by the lack of a national food policy framework, which is necessary to promote innovation and differentiation and to ensure the long-term social, environmental and economic ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... products, chemicals, building products, commercial services and suppliers, gas utilities, industrial conglomerates, automobiles, air freight and logistics, and road and rail. The second segment are 159 companies with the potential for large supply chain ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... to more energy efficient versions. Specific initiatives were undertaken at Westfield London to reduce the energy used for air-conditioning." Purchased electricity is the global source of 78% of Westfield's GHG scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, the company ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... in the precinct will be fitted with new high efficiency chillers, cooling towers, lighting system upgrades and heating and air conditioning units and controls. The retrofit aims to cut CO2-e emissions by more than 2600 tonnes per year. "It's very significant ...

NAB endorses natural capital declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem services resulting from those assets. Ecosystem goods and services "constitute ...