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ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... operations. Although the bank is certified "carbon neutral" by Low Carbon Australia, the bank reported an 8% rise in greenhouse gas emissions, against a target of lowering GHG emissions by 6% this year. "In Australia our target for absolute emissions ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Additionally, increasing the use of renewable energies could lead to cumulative greenhouse gas savings equivalent to 220 to 560 Gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (GtC02eq) between 2010 and 2050, the report indicated. Under ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative is developing sustainability reporting guidelines for the oil and gas sector, to be used by organizations for measuring and reporting on the economic, environmental, social, and governance dimensions of their activities ...

Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... require disclosure of the company's assumptions of future carbon prices, oil prices, demand for oil and regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the extent to which these factors might impair assets. The resolution was tabled by the Climate Advocacy ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Rio Tinto reported falling injury frequency rates, a year-on-year uptick in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity and a 40 per cent increase in community contributions against a backdrop of record US$14bn in underlying earnings and falling debt in ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... track performance," according to the ESAA, the peak body representing the electricity supply industry and downstream natural gas sector. "Reporting on an intensity basis across asset classes was a valuable innovation and allowed AGL Energy's sustainability ...

Climate change a portfolio risk: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... emission is strong, the industries that would be worse off include fossil-fuel industries such as coal mining, crude oil and gas extraction, petroleum refining and gas utilities, and carbon-intensive primary and manufacturing industries, including mining ...