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Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... markets for Australian coal are taking action to reduce carbon emissions, and China has announced a plan for energy consumption to peak at 4 billion tonnes coal equivalent as part of the current five year plan, the report said, further noting that the ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... increase in scope 1 carbon emissions, but a decrease in scope 2 indirect emissions from 2011 to 2012, but overall energy consumption fell slightly from 2011 to 2012. "As part of the [g]roup's energy efficiency program, which commenced in 2010, we have ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... government's Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEO) public reports. The EEO program requires businesses whose annual energy consumption is 0.5 petajoules (PJ) or greater2 to report each year on cost-effective energy savings opportunities, and their progress ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... in North America A majority of companies in Asia Pacific and Europe are tracking their carbon emissions or energy consumption - 58% in Asia Pacific, and 75% in Europe, while only 20% of North American companies are doing this, MSCI said. "This industry ...

LGS generating energy savings certificates from retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... savings certificates through the New South Wales Energy Savings Scheme (ESS), the state's initiative to reduce energy consumption through financial incentives. The AU$6.5bn LGS has hired Sigma Global to manage the energy savings certificates process ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... as transport emissions in the supply chain and Wesfarmer's percentage of joint venture/investment emissions. Energy consumption also fell in energy, at 30 petajoules, a decrease of approximately 11.1% following the sale of Premier Coal and enGen. Wesfarmer's ...

Local Government Super wins property sustainability award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... the future," said LGS CEO Peter Lambert in a media statement. "These building upgrades significantly reduce energy consumption across our property portfolio, lowering running costs and improving the investment returns for our members." A second building ...

Melbourne's Vega Press declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... stationery. Vega Press's owners uses power factor improvement systems and energy efficient lighting devices to reduce energy consumption, said commercial manager Rob Nugent. The company also recycles water used in the printing process and a SkyCool roof ...

Equinix Sydney facility receives LEED certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... continue to raise these standards, ensuring we are as efficient and green as possible while keeping our customers' energy consumption and costs down." SY3 phase one is an AU$62.4M investment and provides the equivalent of 1,000 cabinets of capacity ...

La Trobe sustainability report discloses ESG action, targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... also disclosed that it did not meet targets such as reducing staff business travel greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and water use. "We tried really hard to give an honest account of our performance and identify our material omissions," Adams ...