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Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... arbitrage opportunities, and that is a risk, but it will depend on the eligibility requirements around certification." Sydney-headquartered COzero is both a buyer of offsets and an originator of offsets through projects in Australia and in China. The ...

LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The New South Wales based Local Government Super (LGS) has completed a retrofit of a Sydney commercial property that will reduce the building's emissions reduced by approximately 85% and allow the building to operate independently of the electricity ...

CSL, NAB recognised for advancing women in the workplace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... given the Minister's Award at the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency's Business Achievement Awards held in Sydney. Thirty Australian businesses were recognized for their contribution to "advancing women in the workplace." "CSL Limited ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... them, there is no retail presence - the question is whether they can find gas. They're trying to get a project up in inner Sydney." Fayers noted that AGL is vulnerable to regulatory changes because they are exposed to shortages in upstream gas supply ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Management System audit against the National Audit Tool in September 2010. The audit was conducted across Business Units in Sydney, regional New South Wales, Canberra and Melbourne. Aligned with our OHS Strategy, our individual business units have implemented ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... waste to landfill and announced that it would move its Eco Manufacturing Centre to a five-star Green star rated facility in Sydney in its sustainability report for the 2010/2011financial year. However, Fuji Xerox Australia was not able to reduce its ...

Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... score for environmental performance of commercial buildings. One of LGS's properties awarded 6 NABERS Stars, 120 Sussex St Sydney NABERS is a national program managed by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and measures a building's performance ...

Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the highest score, "Best Practice", for environmental performance by CGI Lewis & Co and it was a signatory of the City of Sydney's Better Buildings Partnership.

GPT moves into refurbished, greener headquarters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The GPT Group (GPT) is aiming to have its newly refurbished headquarters in the MLC Centre in Sydney recognised with a 6 Star Green rating within an existing building that has not undergone a major refurbishment. Photo credit: The GPT Group In setting ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... but not drilling down into external contractors, for example. Kok recently came to Australia and gave presentations in Sydney and Melbourne at the invitation of the Australian Property Institute. His presentations focused on global trends in improving ...