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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 ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... it's a poor financial risk/reward. We've had positive discussions about what can be done to minimise the risk. There are a few options out there - a fire and building safety agreement that international retailers have signed up to. There is also an international ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) finds that there is a persistent two-speed pace when it comes to ASX200 companies' ESG disclosures - more companies than ever reporting to a detailed or comprehensive standard, but almost half ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... improvements in lost time injury frequency rates (LTIFR), but high-level data is not enough to assure strong performance. Few companies include contractors in their safety statistics, for example. "As an investor, you're assessing what each company is ...

National Sustainability Council issues macro-theme report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The National Sustainability Council has called its first public report a conversation-starter about macro-themes including inequality, education, climate change, sustainable growth through innovation and other factors impacting on Australia's future. ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... AustralianSuper The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has been joined by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) on The Vital Few, a grassroots project that asks people to contact their superannuation fund demanding disclosure and transparency ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... of transparency in Australia since the 2011 report. "It seems we're getting a similar kind of finding as in, there are very few - one or two companies - that are best practice, but even then, best practice doesn't match the level of legislation in the ...