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Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Telecommunications provider Optus said responsible marketing, customer service and safety, driving innovation and uptake of technology and building social inclusion were all material issues to their corporate responsibility (CR) goal. Optus, a subsidiary ...

CDP: U.S. farmers' GHG disclosures and management varied

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The agricultural sector will be heavily impacted by effects of climate change, but a study of U.S. suppliers of tomatoes and potatoes shows a widely diverging capability to report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and identify areas of successful emissions ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has become the first private investor to fund an environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) in the City of Melbourne. The agreement, signed between NAB, the City of Melbourne, Low Carbon Australia and the owner of 123 Queen ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Although the multi-country climate change talks in Durban failed to yield a comprehensive treaty, the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) did result in extensions to programs that ...

Carbon Farming Initiative welcomed, more work to come

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... sequestration offset projects and increase carbon abatement consistent with the protection of Australia's natural environment. There is much potential interest for Australian-based CFI projects, but for the moment, there are only three methodologies. ...

NAB endorses natural capital declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Clyne said. "We see that managing natural value includes the economic valuing of ecosystem services and the natural environment - that is, recognising impact and dependency on biodiversity and ecosystem services and accounting for them within traditional ...

Presima joins Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Presima, a global boutique investment manager that invests in listed real estate securities, has joined the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) as a member. Presima is based in Montreal, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of nabInvest ...

Sunshine Coast TAFE certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... their fleet. The institute has been recognised for its initiatives in sustainability, winning both a Sunshine Coast Environment Council award and a national Australian Training Marketing Association award in the last month. "Education of our staff and ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... means of attracting tenants and maintaining buildings." NABERS is a national program managed by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and measures a building's performance during operation in terms of energy, water, waste and indoor environment. ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... has entered and many of these companies that are leading here have recognised that they're in a different operating environment and a different world now, and everything that they can and do influence, they're being held accountable for." See Also: Variability ...