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Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Wholesale distribution and marketing company Metcash has tested its newly implemented sustainable supply chain management program by dropping Solaris Paper because of concerns its parent company Asia Pulp and Paper is foresting in Indonesian native ...

Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... properties awarded 6 NABERS Stars, 120 Sussex St Sydney 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. ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... sequestration offset projects and increase carbon abatement consistent with the protection of Australia's natural environment. Although the CFI applies to a variety of landholding sectors, it offers miners who are potentially going to fall under the ...

Disclosing sustainability risks, engaging stakeholders vital to corporate interests

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Although the growing acceptance of reporting frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is spurring strategic thinking about disclosing and managing sustainability risks, companies and other organizations need to do more, including setting ...

Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Mirvac Group reported operating net profit after tax had increased 30.2% to AU$358.5m for the 2010/2011 financial year, with statutory net profit down by 22.3% to AU$182.3m and operating earnings per stapled security up 13.7% to 10.5 cents, in line ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors can integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment approaches in a number of structured fashions, including tilting towards or against ESG factors, taking an active ownership approach, targeted ...

R. M. Williams Agricultural Holdings to fund NT property conservation with carbon rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
R. M. Williams Agricultural Holdings (RMWAH) has purchased a AU$13m pastoral property in the Northern Territory with the goal of funding the restoration and conservation of land through the sale of carbon rights and bio-diversity values. Bacon Range ...

GPT moves into refurbished, greener headquarters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... existing building that has not undergone a major refurbishment. Photo credit: The GPT Group In setting up the new work environment, GPT moved to a paperless desk environment in which dedicated desks for each employee were removed. There are now 272 desks ...

AGL wins three awards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... head of economic policy and sustainability at AGL. "When we think about sustainability, we don't just think about the environment; we also think about our responsibilities to all our stakeholders - our employees, our customers, our shareholders, and ...

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian government's carbon pricing plan will tax mines for "fugitive" gas emissions - emissions of trapped methane that are released during the extraction process, according to a briefing from the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). ...