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Ceres, Tellus Institute to design sustainability ratings standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Ceres and Tellus Institute have launched an initiative to create a new, single ratings standard for sustainability performance of companies. The Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) will be modelled on the Global Reporting Initiative ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors globally view climate change as a material investment risk/opportunity, and most frequently look to their listed equity portfolio when considering climate change issues, according to a Mercer study commissioned by international ...

Low Carbon Australia makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has appointed Tanya Cox and Linda Nicholls to the board of directors. Cox is the chief operating officer and company secretary of DEXUS Property Group. Nicholls is a corporate adviser and director. Nicholls is chair of Yarra Trams ...

Swan: carbon price vital for first-rate, first-world economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Putting a price on carbon emissions is the only way to drive investment in cleaner energy innovation, and failing to do so would condemn Australia to becoming "an old-world, high-polluting technological backwater," Treasurer Wayne Swan said in a speech ...

Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
James Thier is a a founding director of Australian Ethical Investment, a fund manager with AU$650m in assets under management that has specialised in ethical and sustainable investment since its 1986 inception. In addition to specialist funds, Australian ...

Virgin Australia certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Virgin Australia has been given carbon neutral certification by Low Carbon Australia. The publicly listed airline formerly known as Virgin Blue received government approval through the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The carbon neutral initiative ...

Australia well placed to implement ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has reported that Australia has the legal, regulatory and capital markets expertise to implement a carbon emissions pricing mechanism and transition to a lower carbon economy. "The imposition ...

Environmental services company declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
An Mea, a Perth-based environmental services company, has been recognized by Low Carbon Australia for achieving carbon neutrality. An Mea is the first environmental services company to achieve this under the Carbon Neutral Program run by Low Carbon ...

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 ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Nearly 80% of the world's energy supply could be met by renewables by 2050, if supported by public policies, according to a report from over 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Additionally, increasing ...