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Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... notes that deforestation related to those four commodities account for approximately 10-15% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The global forests report analyses responses from 152 companies from around the world, including Asia Pulp & Paper, Cargill ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... clarifying that their sustainability policies do not permit them to finance projects that generate large-scale greenhouse gas emissions. "We don't use members' funds to finance large-scale greenhouse-gas pollution, and don't use members' deposits to ...

CDSB publishes final draft of expanded framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... reporting framework focuses on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas emissions. The new draft framework also covers fossil fuels, water stewardship and forest commodities, CDSB said. It has also been ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... emissions by 33 million metric tons in the past reporting year, "equivalent to around nine months of greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in Australia," CDP said. "The bottom line is at risk from the climate crisis," said Paul Simpson, chief ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Russia, South Africa, South Korea, the UK and the USA. These countries account for 70% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. The overall report was presented at the UN Climate Leaders' Summit last month. "In a decarbonising world, where other countries ...

World's multilateral banks to continue focus on climate finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... tracking and reporting." "The European Investment Bank is committed to supporting investment that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and enables adaptation to the consequences of climate change," said Jonathan Taylor, European Investment Bank vice president ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... operations has generated measurable improvements in energy efficiency, cost savings, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions," said Nicholas E. Stolatis, sr. director of global sustainability and enterprise initiatives of global real estate at TIAA-CREF ...

CDSB consultation finds broad support for framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... reporting framework focuses on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas emissions. The new draft framework also covers fossil fuels, water stewardship and forest commodities, CDSB said. It has also been ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... 169 Phillip Street and is expected to reduce base building energy consumption by about 30%, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 340 tonnes a year, according to KMH Environmental which the CEFC said scoped the retrofit and undertook an energy ...

Three new CFI methodologies up for approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... (DOIC), according to the Department of the Environment. DOIC has endorsed a methodology that "reduc[es] greenhouse gas emissions in beef cattle through feeding nitrate containing supplements; quantif[ies] carbon sequestration by permanent native mixed ...