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New Forests, CEFC agreement on bioenergy, biofuel finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... located in Tasmania and South Australia. "This is an opportunity to diversify Australian markets for timber, turn waste material into energy, and create new jobs and investment in rural Australia," said David Brand, New Forests' managing director, in ...

ACCA: Rio+20 corporate sustainability commitments "too weak"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... activities such as government agencies and ministers writing to businesses to encourage them to adopt stronger reporting of material sustainability issues, Adams said. "You can have government agencies that make it their job to encourage organisations ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... that use the GRI guidelines to provide disclosures and indicators on economic, environmental and social impacts that are material to their business. "There has clearly been a shift in the discussion," he said. "It is no longer only about how sustainability ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Citi analysts say coal miners, aluminium/alumina producers, and some oil and gas producers are likely to be the biggest beneficiaries of a repeal of Australia's carbon pricing legislation after the September federal election. Headed by Elaine Prior ...

CDP signs agreements with SASB, GRI to further standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... director. "Our partnership will accelerate our collective work to benefit corporations and investors in understanding material risks and opportunities associated with climate change." CDSB maintains the Climate Change Reporting Framework, which helps ...

Natural Capital Declaration starts implementation phase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... will head the others. "Crucially, the Natural Capital Declaration is seeking to enhance the understanding of financially-material natural capital risks for different asset classes, while at the same time actively promoting the development of financial ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... that use the GRI guidelines to provide disclosures and indicators on economic, environmental and social impacts that are material to their business. "One of the key benefits of the new G4 Guidelines is their redefined focus on disclosure of material ...

CSA calls for "safe harbour" to encourage IR disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... together different business units and they can discuss how they are operating, and then you start to be able to unpack material business risks more effectively. That also means that you're going to be doing better reporting to the board, and the board ...

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the purchase and replacement of 20% of key equipment, which has resulted in the company now processing over 50% of raw material with a power usage savings on average of 60%, Pangolin Associates said. "There are things like replacing and going to more ...

Net Balance/ECO-Buy merger looks to impact strategy, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
As Net Balance and ECO-Buy continue the process of integration brought on by their merger four months ago, Net Balance reports that they are exploring ways to offer services that match the supply chain to environmental capacities. Cameron Neil "It's ...