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CEC to partner with American Council on Renewable Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainable energy technologies to scale." ACORE will this week run a series of leadership roundtables in Australia with law firm Baker & McKenzie and the Australian Trade Commission that will connect US financiers, developers and manufacturers with ...

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... version of Clean Energy Law in Australia is published by LexisNexus and will be updated four to six times a year, the law firm said. The work covers all aspects of Australia's clean energy policies including the carbon pricing mechanism, renewable energy ...

Mercer study to investigate shareholder loyalty rewards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... companies are underinvesting in areas of the biz that would help them to be competitive over the long term." Mercer, Canadian law firm Stikeman Elliott LLP and the Generation Foundation - the philanthropic arm of Generation Investment Management - will ...

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... managers. Climate change provides a unique test for them because it operates at a systemic level." AODP commissioned law firm Baker & McKenzie to analyse trustees' fiduciary obligations over climate change. Baker & McKenzie used the Australian legislative ...

CFI up and running, albeit more slowly than expected

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Initiative (CFI) is functioning in such a way to yield legally robust and proscriptive processes, according to a partner at law firm Norton Rose. Elisa de Wit "Now that that form is up and available, people can conceivably apply for their credits," said ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... fairly well prepared for the carbon pricing scheme," said Grant Anderson, a partner in the energy and resources group at law firm Allens. "They have spent a lot of effort in terms of determining which entity within a corporate group is a liable entity ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... competitive with cost saving efficiencies." Among other clients, Pangolin has been working with intellectual property law firm FB Rice since 2007/2008 on energy efficiency and carbon reduction. According to a case study from Pangolin, FB Rice has achieved ...

Carbon price to bring reporting and compliance complexities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... contracts to see how they will be affected by up-stream and down-stream cost pass-ons, according to a senior associate from law firm Baker and McKenzie. Kate Phillips Speaking to the Institute of Chartered Accountants Melbourne Business Forum, Kate Phillips ...

AusLSA to provide access to environmental measurement tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Legal Sector Alliance (AusLSA) has introduced an online platform allowing members to measure and report their environmental impact. AusLSA, an industry-led association promoting sustainable practices in the legal sector, has partnered ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... the fact that their employees are right in front of them and they're crucial to the organisation." At Brisbane-based law firm Cooper Grace Ward, integrating and demonstrating sustainability throughout aspects of the firm's business strategy motivates ...