Search Results

Showing 381 - 390 of 451 results for "FEW"

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... on carbon credits because there's increased volatility. In terms of the emergence of any exchange, I think that there are few people jostling for that spot, and the [Sydney Futures Exchange] is probably going to be the main one. To a certain extent ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... via developed market equity investments, the asset class with the highest level of reported low carbon exposure. However, few respondents were able to quantify the value of low carbon exposure via equity investments with confidence, the report said. ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... for at least 10 years. Yet if you look at the upper echelons of management at financial services companies, there are very few women. That is poor talent management." A lack of detail on policies on pay equity was another issue of concern for BlackRock ...

Two directors stepping down at Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... employment with another organisation, Australian Ethical ays. "Steve has made a significant contribution to the board over the past few years and the company has benefited enormously from his skills and experience," said Chairman Steve Gibbs in a statement. ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Report that the organisation had begun evaluating potential projects ahead of that formal launch. As a result, within the first few days of the financial year, CEFC announced that it would provide financing for the construction and operation of a wind ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... saying that climate change presented new business opportunities for them," Riffle said. "In terms of research, there are a few different areas to look into around that. There is the idea that taking action, for instance, building infrastructure, and ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... saleable coal in 08-09) varies significantly but was estimated to be $7.40/ t on average (A$1.40/t for non-gassy mines). Very few of the coal mines under our coverage exceeded the 0.1t CO2e/t fugitive emissions intensity required to be deemed a gassy ...

Bill McKibben urges super funds to divest from fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... press the Future Fund to divest from coal assets. It won't happen right away, but it's a good fight to have over the next few years." See Also: Greens call on Future Fund to divest from coal companies Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" ...

GBCA: Green Star buildings more efficient, less wasteful

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Green Star-rated buildings produce around one third the greenhouse gas emissions and use a third of the electricity consumed by the average Australian building, according to research from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). GBCA's report ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... entities that are more widely held, there should be more transparency. That is something we will be addressing in the next few weeks. We will be introducing some legislation." Australia's EITI pilot started in July 2012 and the AU$500,000 cost was funded ...