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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 ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... to invest in energy efficient technologies and systems," Goyder said. "Greenhouse gas emissions from processes at our Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers business have been reduced thanks to the introduction of new technology, without restricting productive ...

Australia in top ten for GRI sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... and third most frequent GRI reporters, and the GRI said that there has been a "noticeable" rise in GRI reports from chemicals, with a 32% increase over 2010 and real estate, with a 16% increase over 2010. GRI launched its database in November 2011 and ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... paying the carbon price on their scope 1 and 2 emissions, they will feel the impact of higher costs in electricity and chemicals and fertilizers that will be hit by the pricing. Napier noted that the sector will look to organic fertilizers including ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... utilities, marine, multi-utilities, oil, gas and consumable fuels, airlines, metals and mining, paper and forest products, chemicals, building products, commercial services and suppliers, gas utilities, industrial conglomerates, automobiles, air freight ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  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 ...