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GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Cities reported to CDP that they believe that reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving efficiencies in waste and water will result in greater business investment - the report said that 62% of all reported emissions reduction activities being undertaken ...

NAB, bankmecu win at Australasian Reporting Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Petroleum were finalists. bankmecu won the award for integrated reporting, with Dexus, National Australia Bank and Sydney Water coming in as finalists. Woodside Petroleum won the award for report of the year - commercial. bankmecu also won an award for ...

GBCA: Green Star buildings more efficient, less wasteful

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... than new buildings designed and constructed to code requirements. Green Star-certified buildings also use 51% less potable water than average buildings and deliver significant payoffs in cost savings, habitat conservation, reduce pressure on infrastructure ...

Natural Capital Declaration starts implementation phase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem services resulting from those assets. Ecosystem goods and services "constitute food ...

Graham Dooley new president of Australian Water Association

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Graham Dooley, chairman of Blue Sky Water Partners, has been appointed president of the Australian Water Association (AWA), the Australian water industry body. Dooley has been involved with the AWA since 1983, serving as federal secretary, president ...

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... commitment to sustainability. You are also seeing a good return on investment for those outlays - making building more energy and water efficient is a good business case." The index was developed to provide investors using the Emerald Wrap with a potential ...

National Sustainability Council issues macro-theme report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... work/family roles, global population growth and the growth of the middle class in Asia and the concomitant pressures on energy, water and food system resources which should also drive demand for Australian commodities, agriculture and services, climate ...

Geodynamics announces successful test of geothermal energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... said Russell Marsh, Clean Energy Council policy director. "This type of geothermal energy produces power by superheating water using hot rocks deep beneath the ground. If developed further, it could potentially produce large amounts of electricity around ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... coal seam gas (CSG) production, but there are growing concerns over the risk of fugitive gas emissions and the impact on water supply and if regulatory frameworks are adequate for the job of overseeing the industry. Grant Anderson "It becomes a bit more ...

IGCC releases reports analysing climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... industries must consider how those companies will be affected by more intense cyclones, higher average temperatures, less water availability, more hot days, increased storm surges and more hailstorms. "We had noted a gap in information for investors ...