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CDP publishes Aust/NZ climate leaders report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... found that nearly 90% of two thousand companies around the world have activities in place that are lowering their carbon emissions output, according to the CDP's 2015 Climate Change Report. CDP also released its 2015 Climate A List, which acknowledges ...

CDP Names Climate A List in 2015 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Nearly 90% of two thousand companies around the world have activities in place that are lowering their carbon emissions output, according to the CDP's 2015 Climate Change Repor t. CDP has also released its 2015 Climate A List, which acknowledges the ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... emissions. Origin is a major carbon emitter, and energy production is responsible for around two-thirds of global carbon emissions." Nearly 40 Australian companies belong to the We Mean Business Coalition. The coalition formally lists companies and investors ...

Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... engagement techniques can be used as strategic mechanisms for the labour market to develop programs to mitigate carbon emissions, according to Professor Ray Markey, director of the Centre for Workforce Futures at Macquarie University. "A major portion ...

AGL Energy joins We Mean Business Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... stations in its portfolio. AGL is facing calls from stakeholders to improve its disclosures and activities on carbon emissions reductions. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has lodged resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting ...

Climate Friendly certified a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Climate Friendly provides carbon management solutions to businesses and households and engage in projects to reduce carbon emissions, provide clean energy sources and bring environmental and social benefits to communities. It is a member of the South ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... stations, and close, by 2050, all existing coal-fired power stations in its portfolio. ACCR noted that AGL's spike in carbon emissions and emissions intensity derive from two acquisitions - the 2014 purchase of the 4.6GW of coal-fired generators in the ...

Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... that council had an active role to play in mitigating emissions. That's where our target to eliminate 70% of carbon emissions by 2030 and 30% renewable energy came from. I think that it's sort of a testament to the role we have to play, and the expectation ...

Pollinate Energy sells 10,000th solar light

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... kerosene lights, which pose a safety risk, are expensive, and pose environmental risks because of kerosene's carbon emissions. Pollinate Energy has a network of 15 micro entrepreneurs, called 'Pollinators', who run the businesses. Pollinate Energy began ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... while there is a burgeoning sophistication and proliferation of means to measure, assess and execute based on carbon emissions and climate change data, there are fewer tools to hand to help trustees assess human rights risks. "The question will arise ...