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Sensis certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... and offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with business operations or products. The program is administered by Low Carbon Australia on behalf of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. See Also: Low Carbon Australia certify Melbourne ...

ANZ files report for United Nations Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... operations impact on the environment and sets targets to improve performance. ANZ bank has been certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia. The bank also outlined progress and future actions on labour, pointing to materials within the human rights ...

Low Carbon Australia certify Melbourne print company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has certified Melbourne-based printing company Mystique as carbon neutral. Mystique achieved the carbon neutral rating by reducing its production greenhouse gas emissions and choosing to offest all remaining emissions association ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
CB Richard Ellis' (CBRE) Australian operations have been certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia. CBRE joined the voluntary National Carbon Offset Standard and is the first commercial real estate services firm in Australia to be certified carbon ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... such as lighting and temperature control, according to a study by National Australia Bank and ClimateWorks Australia. Low Carbon Growth Plan for Australia - Retail Sector Summary looked at measures in three categories. The first is improving efficiency ...

ICMM releases climate change policy paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... a long term price on greenhouse gas emissions 2. apply climate change related revenues to manage a transition to a low carbon future 3. facilitate trade competitiveness across sectors 4. seek broad-based application 5. be predictable and gradual 6. be ...

Low Carbon Australia makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has appointed Tanya Cox and Linda Nicholls to the board of directors. Cox is the chief operating officer and company secretary of DEXUS Property Group. Nicholls is a corporate adviser and director. Nicholls is chair of Yarra Trams ...

Virgin Australia certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Virgin Australia has been given carbon neutral certification by Low Carbon Australia. The publicly listed airline formerly known as Virgin Blue received government approval through the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The carbon neutral initiative ...

Environmental services company declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
An Mea, a Perth-based environmental services company, has been recognized by Low Carbon Australia for achieving carbon neutrality. An Mea is the first environmental services company to achieve this under the Carbon Neutral Program run by Low Carbon ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... mixed accomplishments so far in sustainable banking operations. Although the bank is certified "carbon neutral" by Low Carbon Australia, the bank reported an 8% rise in greenhouse gas emissions, against a target of lowering GHG emissions by 6% this year. ...