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Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Former South Australia Premier Mike Rann has been appointed incoming chair of Low Carbon Australia by Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet. "Mr Rann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, to our organisation at a time ...

Calls for expedited reduction of SRES multiplier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
A debate has emerged over whether the federal government should wind back the Small Scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) multiplier more quickly than the default timetable, with supporters saying that a potential oversupply in the number of SRES for ...

AMP hires Ross Andrews as ESG research associate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has hired Ross Andrews as ESG research associate in line with its strategy to expand its proprietary Environmental Sustainable Governance (ESG) research more broadly across investment strategies. Ross Andrews, AMP Capital Andrews will assist ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has awarded AU$2m in funding to five research projects that will investigate how farmers can participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by using biochar to reduce carbon emissions. ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Santos has reported on 24 material sustainability indicators, against a 51% increase in net profit after tax to AU$753m, a 14% increase in sales revenue to AU$2.53bn and a 5% decrease in production volume. "Key sustainability issues for us in 2012 include ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange should be disclosing their material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, including the future anticipated costs of carbon emissions, a panel of investment and accounting principles said. ...

New South Wales announces first social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Westpac Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society have been selected by the New South Wales (NSW) government to trial an AU$10m social benefit bond - a financing vehicle that will fund a program to assist at-risk families. The ...

Corporate sustainability a vehicle for value creation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Corporate sustainability should be about strategic value creation, rather than just a statement of values, and the integrated reporting framework could assist companies in seeing environmental, social and governance (ESG) as central to strategy, according ...

GPT Group reports 2011 reductions in waste, energy and water

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
GPT Group reported reductions in energy and water consumption as well as reductions in staff turnover and employee injuries, against a backdrop of realised operating income of AU$438.8m and net profit after tax of AU$246.2m, down from AU$707.3m in 2010. ...

Government grants $1.9m for geothermal exploration study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
National ICT Australia (NICTA) has received an AU$1.9m government grant towards a project to provide enhanced data for targeted geothermal exploration. NICTA's two-year AU$5m project will use its capabilities in machine learning in conjunction with ...