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Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... counterparts. Hueston noted that countries are pursuing various metrics for reduction including absolute reductions in greenhouse gas emissions - as Australia has done - while others have chosen reductions in carbon intensity or reductions in greenhouse ...

SAP: sustainability for innovation as well as cost reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... March 2012 quarter, SAP employed 18.8% women in management, an increase of 0.9% over the March 2011 quarter. SAP's greenhouse gas emissions for the first quarter of 2012 were 145 kilotons, a 22% increase compared to the first quarter of 2011. SAP attributes ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... environment," according to DAFF. Biochar can be added to soil to sequester carbon and can potentially help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and improve soil health. The projects could additionally help develop CFI methodologies, which farmers can implement ...

Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... topics proposed and we will probably start with the working group process in April/May 2012. The four new topics are greenhouse gas emissions, occupational health and safety, corruption, and biodiversity. Other topics are under discussion and will be ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... "Key sustainability issues for us in 2012 include: maintaining our focus on personal and process safety; water and greenhouse gas emissions management; and successful community and landholder relationships," said David Knox, Santos CEO and managing director ...

Voluntary sustainability disclosures carry legal weight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... evolution of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGERS) Act, which in turn is the basis for reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the carbon pricing regime which commences from July. "When the CDP came along, it built a framework and ...

DEXUS head office, Republica Coffee declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Australia. Republica was certified under the National Carbon Offset Scheme Carbon Neutral Program by measuring its greenhouse gas emissions, taken steps to reduce these, and committed to offset remaining emissions by cancelling carbon offsets. "We are ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian institutions. The Carbon Action initiative works in parallel to CDP's annual request for disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions, climate change strategies and water use. "Institutional investors increasingly recognise that companies in their ...

Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... require disclosure of the company's assumptions of future carbon prices, oil prices, demand for oil and regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the extent to which these factors might impair assets. The resolution was tabled by the Climate Advocacy ...

CDP: companies put climate change risk into supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... integrating climate change strategies into their supply chain procurement guidelines, but suppliers' rates of reducing greenhouse gas emission are lower than their corporate clients, according to a Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) survey. "Companies are ...