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Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... the business' operation in a statement opening the report. In terms of carbon emissions and the introduction of a carbon price, Goyder pointed to investments in systems to reduce energy consumption. "We have steadily improved our preparedness for a world ...

Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... distorted by this influx of policy and then a lot of change in policy which has created a whole lot of uncertainty. The carbon price journey is only one part of that. So that has been the environment into which we have been investing, doing so on a commercial ...

Investors, traders welcome Australian/EU ETS linkage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian carbon pricing scheme moves to a market-based mechanism after July 2015. From July 2012 to June 2015, the carbon price mechanism will be a fixed price of AU$23/tonne of carbon emissions. From July 2015, the system will transfer to a cap and ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... moves to an open trading market in three years' time. Duncan Paterson, CAER For the first three years from July, the carbon price mechanism will be a fixed price of AU$23/tonne of carbon emissions. From July 2015, the system will transfer to a cap and ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... invest in the processes and equipment to generate ACCUs. "The coalition has stated that they will repeal or amend the carbon price mechanism," said Astrid Edwards, a senior associate at consultancy Net Balance, which runs a CFI business line. "But land ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Although the impacts of the carbon price will vary depending on the business sector, the cost of the carbon price in the first year on the services sector could be as low as 0.1% of general ledger expenses, according to consultancy Pangolin Associates. ...

Carbon price to bring reporting and compliance complexities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Companies should familiarise themselves with the compliance side of the forthcoming carbon price to be aware of the mechanism and available assistance, and should review contracts to see how they will be affected by up-stream and down-stream cost pass-ons ...

IIGCC calls for reform to EU Emissions Trading Scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... said Stephanie Pfeiffer, IGCC executive director. "This is not happening.... At under seven euros per tonne, the carbon price is not even high enough to support a switch from coal to gas. "As long-term investors, IIGCC members are concerned that current ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... hydro. The panel's recognition of the need for the CEFC to work in tandem with the Renewable Energy Target and a carbon price reflect a mature understanding of Australia's energy landscape." Herd said that the CEFC review panel's approach will maximise ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... time and on budget." Ahead of the July 1 start of the carbon pricing regime, Santos reported having integrated a carbon price into is planning process. However, the company did not disclose its pricing assumptions in either its sustainability report ...