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Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... in 2011-2012, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 163,000 homes. Over the same period, greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 2.5%, and water consumption decreased by 1.2%. The GRESB 2013 report is based on sustainability data from 543 ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... political parties to commit to retaining the ETS in conjunction with the LRET and the forthcoming cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the Climate Change Authority (CCA). As stipulated under the Clean Energy Future Act, from 2015, there will be an absolute ...

CEFC provides $75 million to Energy Developments Limited

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... projects up to 100 MW, CEFC said. "The potential to help Australia achieve its targets for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions using this technology to abate waste methane from mining and landfills is significant," Pritchard said.

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will have to report greenhouse gas emissions in their strategic or directors reports, after the British parliament amended its Companies Act 2006. From October, all companies quoted on the LSE and ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Cities that undertake initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are reducing costs, potentially attracting new business and economic growth and taking steps aimed at improving the health of their residents, according to a report from CDP. The CDP ...

GBCA: Green Star buildings more efficient, less wasteful

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Green Star-rated buildings produce around one third the greenhouse gas emissions and use a third of the electricity consumed by the average Australian building, according to research from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). GBCA's report ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Ernst & Young, Michael Cass of Shell and Peter Colley of CMFEU Mining and Energy participated in the greenhouse gas emissions working group, Paul Davies of Banarra participated on the disclosure of management approach working group, Simon Miller of World ...

Transition to sustainable palm oil needs "significant work"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... including orangutan and tigers. Unsustainable palm oil production is also responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions, and in some cases has displaced indigenous communities that rely on forests for food and shelter." Given the fact that palm ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... associated with corporate environment risk, but is not limited to matters of pollution and liability for greenhouse gas emissions. "As new cases and settlements emerge, it is becoming apparent that climate related litigation increasingly focuses on the ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Employer of Choice for Women citation, and a 17% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 25% reduction in paper usage, and an increase in paper recycling of 63%.