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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
... Neutral Program, a voluntary scheme. The program is administered by Low Carbon Australia on behalf of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. "Low Carbon Australia will continue to partner with private business, the public sector and ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... case for its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). Last week, Professor Ross Garnaut released an update to his 2008 climate change review, calling for a CPRS with a price of between AU$20 and AU$30 per tonne of carbon emissions. Swan said that the ...

Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment since its 1986 inception. In addition to specialist funds, Australian Ethical has also founded the Climate Advocacy Fund, an index fund that aims to encourage improved corporate performance on climate change issues. Thier talks ...

Virgin Australia certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... own share of flight emissions." says Meg McDonald, CEO of Low Carbon Australia. "As the flying public's understanding of climate change [h]as evolved, Virgin has continued to give its clients a simple way to offset individual flights." The offsets used ...

Australia well placed to implement ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... national economy." Finsia's conclusions came just ahead of the release of Professor Ross Garnaut's report updating his 2008 climate change review. Throughout the year, Garnaut has released update papers. In Update Paper 6, "Carbon pricing and reducing ...

Environmental services company declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Neutral Program, a voluntary scheme. The program is administered by Low Carbon Australia on behalf of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. "Companies need to respond to climate change," said William Thiel, technical director at An ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Woolworths has undertaken "water saving initiatives [that] paid for themselves within seven months." The company recognizes climate change, direct use of water and the effect of drought, waste generation and store development as material issues for the ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... supported by public policies, according to a report from over 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Additionally, increasing the use of renewable energies could lead to cumulative greenhouse gas savings equivalent ...

KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... senior executives around the world, with 28% coming from Asia-Pacific companies. Chi Woo, KPMG director, sustainability, climate change and water "Increasingly, companies are understanding and are more familiar with the relevance of sustainability, that ...