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New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... including replacements, a shift in resource use and production that includes "replacement of fossilbased energy, fuels, and chemicals with more sustainable inputs from bioenergy, biofuels, bio-plastics, and bio-materials," according to New Forests' 2016 ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... driver in that reduction was the "continued improvement and adoption of nitrous oxide abatement technology at Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers," along with efforts across the rest of the business, Wesfarmers said. Wesfarmers also reported ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... utilities, and carbon-intensive primary and manufacturing industries, including mining, most electrical power utilities and chemicals. Under that scenario, Australia would rank as one of the five countries most likely to experience the greatest shift ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... reviewed corporate reports issued in 2012-2013 by the 10 largest global companies in 10 industry sectors - automotive, chemicals and synthetics, finance and insurance, food and beverage, metals, mining and engineering, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... reporting manager sustainability, Rabobank, Lemarron Kaanto, corporate affairs and community development manager, Tata Chemicals Magadi, Nilesh Moodley, group sustainability manager, Liberty Group, Roberto Pedote, vice president of finance, investor ...

GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... trade union. Warda is the former general secretary of the ICEM (2007-2012), the global union representing workers in the chemicals, energy and mining sectors. He served as a member of the board of the Global Compact from 2007-2012, and is currently a ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... stock and flow measurements, but measurement accounting that does closed cycle. In manufacturing, for example, in the chemicals industry, you have accounting for a closed cycle manufacturing process. The accounting process has developed to that. If you ...

CDP extends partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... on their climate change performance. The scored submissions will include Qantas Airways, Ahlstrom Corporation, Tata Chemicals, Skanska AB and Bang & Olufsen, and will be delivered to the 722 investors that request climate data via CDP. These scores will ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... utilities, and carbon-intensive primary and manufacturing industries, including mining, most electrical power utilities and chemicals. Under that scenario, Australia would rank as one of the five countries most likely to experience the greatest shift ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... utilities, and carbon-intensive primary and manufacturing industries, including mining, most electrical power utilities and chemicals. Under that scenario, Australia would rank as one of the five countries most likely to experience the greatest shift ...