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CBA questioned over carbon emissions calculations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... 45,208 tonnes of carbon (CO 2 -e) by the end of June 2013, more than 10,000 tCO 2 -e head of their 20% target, for a 26% total reduction in Scope 1,2 and 3 emissions from 2008/2009 levels. However, included in that 45,208 t(CO 2 -e) was 3,500 t(CO 2 ...

ARENA announces launch of wave-to-electricity unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Geraldton in Western Australia and the southern tip of Tasmania has the potential to provide about five times Australia's total electricity requirements. Following the 12 month test period, there is potential for Oceanlinx to scale-up its device and ...

Green bond potential to finance low-carbon chemical industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... report said. China is the largest issuer of climate-themed bonds, with US$127 billion in issuance, more than one third the total universes. The United Kingdom issued US$50 billion and France issued US$41 billion, rounding out the top three. The vast ...

Inalytics, PIRC find corporate governance, share price link

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... managing director, Inalytics Australia. Because PIRC evaluates a company's corporate governance on four categories and a total of 16 sub-issues and indicators, the rating can delve specifically into a company's corporate governance performance. "It breaks ...

LGS invests in US$250 million EBRD green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... 10 years. The AU$7 billion LGS manages assets on behalf of local government employees in NSW, and around $3.7 billion of total assets are in responsible investment strategies across Australian and international equities, property, absolute return, private ...

Northern Trust develops emerging markets low CO2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has developed an emerging markets fund made up of companies that have both lower carbon emissions and less fossil fuel reserves. The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) will invest in the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom ...

New co-op body to stress economic, social value of model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... are member-owned, have AU$244 billion in assets under management, while financial mutuals have AU$83 million in combined total assets and the top 100 co-ops and mutuals had combined annual revenue of AU$17.8 billion in 2012. The economic argument is ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the 50 largest emitters have increased since 2009, even as overall emissions of the top 500 companies have fallen, according to the CDP Global 500 Climate Change Report 2013. The report is co-written by CDP ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Organisations respond to a 42-question survey, divided into seven sustainability aspects. The score for each aspect generates a total GRESB score on a scale of 1 to 100. The total GRESB score is also divided into two dimensions - management and policy ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... corporate boards. The lowest confidence scores in the survey were given for board oversight of M&A activity, at 2.96 out of a total of 5.0, however, respondents reported higher confidence in boards' oversight of other capital management activities, which ...