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Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... to cover carbon emissions." Initial work in Australia has focused on reducing waste, reducing energy and increasing recycling, all areas where employees can and should be engaged, he said. "I think it's critical to do this, because even with the best ...

NZ Super Fund invests in View Glass

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... theme, and also include exposures to fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy, wind turbine developer Ogin Inc. and carbon recycling company LanzaTech. In New Zealand, the fund invests in expansion capital via investment managers Pencarrow Private Equity ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... core skillset for a CSO." Other priorities included reducing negative environmental impacts and waste reduction and recycling initiatives, promoting diversity in the workplace, and managing regulatory impacts. Respondents from organisations that were ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... 7.8% from tri-generation and 0.3% from renewable sources. "We are actually doing better than we might have thought in recycling our waste, and I think we're doing better in terms of equity and diversity than perhaps we'd previously appreciated," Magner ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... concrete targets or goals for their direct operations, with the majority focused on reducing water use or increasing water recycling/reuse to reduce freshwater dependence. But in the report, CDP says that type of approach may be an insufficient response ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Royal Bafokeng Platinum of South Africa identified higher water prices as a risk and said they are increasing water recycling usage by building water treatment plants. Lonmin, also of South Africa, identified reputational damage as a risk, and said that ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, with global operations and thus exposure to the US market recovery. However, as a metal recycling company, Sims is actively reducing carbon emissions and preserving natural resources, environmental characteristics that UCA ...

GBCA: Green Star buildings more efficient, less wasteful

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... well, GBA noted. Green-Star certified buildings also have reduced waste. The average new construction project has a 58% recycling rate. By comparison, Green Star - As Built certified buildings recycled 96% of their construction and demolition waste. ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... citation, and a 17% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 25% reduction in paper usage, and an increase in paper recycling of 63%.

Australian Ethical puts tobacco resolution to TOMRA AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... manufacturing tobacco sorting machines. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director TOMRA manufactures reverse recycling machines and sorting systems for recycling quality control but last year bought a company that manufactures tobacco sorting ...