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PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... companies across 16 indicators in four key areas: governance and risk management, water quality and use, greenhouse gas emissions and community relations. Information on company disclosure practices were collected from publicly available sources, including ...

IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... United Nations Environment Program statistics that fugitive emissions represent nearly two gigatons CO2 of greenhouse gas emissions per year. The groups specifically note methane as a worry, given "its short-term potency as a greenhouse gas," and the ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 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 ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Payneham and St Peters, and Unley," the spokesperson said. Depending on the scheme's uptake, potential greenhouse gas emissions reductions could range from between 6% - 10,800 tonnes CO2/year saved, and 32%, or 61,400 tonnes CO2/year saved, an estimate ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... using data and measurement to drive city actions against climate change and track progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, CDP said. The grant will help achieve CDP-C40's joint goals to "increase the number of cities worldwide that report on climate ...

CDSB guide for companies complying with UK GHG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has released a new guidance for UK-listed companies disclosing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), in line with recent amendments to British law. The guidance is designed to help companies comply with changes to ...

Investors ask companies for information on fossil fuel exposures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... company's] reserve exposure to the risks associated with current and probable future policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050," according to the template letter to oil and gas companies. "We would also like to understand what options ...

Green bond potential to finance low-carbon chemical industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... industry. "Secondly, the International Energy Agency estimates that some 40% of investment in reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 2050 will be in energy efficiency," Kidney said in his remarks in Milan at the 4th Italian National Conference on Chemistry ...

Northern Trust develops emerging markets low CO2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... emerging markets whilst potentially lowering long-term portfolio risk by excluding both companies with high greenhouse gas emissions and companies that have extensive reserves of fossil fuels, and incorporating other environmental, social and governance ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... accounting guidelines and there are recent examples of how non-financial accounting standards for water, greenhouse gas emissions and natural capital have been adopted for reporting purposes by companies. John Purcell, policy advisor corporate regulation ...