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Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... turn very quickly and that's a factor of the community concern. Then there's the unlikely alliance of the Greens and the farmers. It makes it difficult for companies and investors. My colleague Katrina Myers and I recently we went to a seminar on CSG ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... would seem to be paying dividends. The desire to build a more sustainable farming community seems real, though the dairy farmers supplying $1 milk will be hoping the efforts accelerate. On 'responsible gaming' though, we find a less compelling response. ...

Capturing the upside potential of Australia's carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... think what boards should be looking at, at the moment." See Also: Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... said. "In addition to the Fresh Food Futures program, Woolworths has invested more than $17 million to directly support farmers and to invest in sustainable farming practices." See Also: CDP: water a substantial risk to ASX100 companies

Farming, forestry activities proposed for CFI positive list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... project is not on the list prescribed by regulation, it does not qualify as a CFI project. Louisa Kiely, director of Carbon Farmers of Australia, pointed to the intensive rotational grazing activity as an area of particular interest. As defined by the ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
As farmers and land managers examine the new structures of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) that will lead to the generation of Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs), industry professionals say a perceived cloud of political and financial uncertainty ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has awarded AU$2m in funding to five research projects that will investigate how farmers can participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by using biochar to reduce carbon emissions. Biochar is a stable ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... facing significant challenges as a result of climate change, the carbon price and water scarcity issues, the report notes. Farmers are innovating to ameliorate the impacts that carbon pricing will have -although the agribusiness sector is exempt from ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... development and others "observed the significant angst caused by wind farm proposals," the study said. Turbine hosts - all farmers - supported wind farms and were not concerned about visual or noise impact. "Community members publicly opposing local ...

CDP: U.S. farmers' GHG disclosures and management varied

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The agricultural sector will be heavily impacted by effects of climate change, but a study of U.S. suppliers of tomatoes and potatoes shows a widely diverging capability to report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and identify areas of successful emissions ...

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