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Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Lord Mayor Robert Doyle (photo courtesy City of Melbourne) The alliance is a collaboration committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% or more by 2050. "The City of Melbourne is committed becoming a carbon neutral city, and has a target of ...

NAB places second green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... is estimated to generate 262 gigawatt hours of electricity which is the equivalent of 190,000 tonnes of avoided greenhouse gas emissions, NAB said. BNP Paribas provided the majority of cross-currency swaps and long-dated inflation swaps for the HH2 project's ...

Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... developed the proposed eligibility criteria. The committee has determined that bioenergy investments must deliver greenhouse gas mitigation potential, environmental, and social sustainability. Under the proposed criteria, bioenergy projects need to be ...

NAB issues $150m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... installed capacity of over 1.5 gigawatts of electricity, the equivalent of an estimated 3.9 million tonnes of avoided greenhouse gas emissions, and will generate enough power for around 730,000 average Australian households for one year, NAB said. See ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Former Climate Change Minister Greg Combet predicted that Abbott government policy on greenhouse gas emissions reduction will not survive, telling an audience of superannuation funds and funds managers that the investment industry has a role to play ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Wesfarmers has reported reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 4.1% in the 2014 financial year, increased supply chain transparency for its Kmart and Target divisions, and increased the number of women in senior roles to 29%, according to its sustainability ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... sectors, and CDP 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 ...

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
... current CDSB 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 ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... (absolute) 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 ...