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Virgin Australia certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Virgin Australia has been given carbon neutral certification by Low Carbon Australia. The publicly listed airline formerly known as Virgin Blue received government approval through the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The carbon neutral initiative ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Nearly 80% of the world's energy supply could be met by renewables by 2050, if supported by public policies, according to a report from over 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Additionally, increasing ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative is developing sustainability reporting guidelines for the oil and gas sector, to be used by organizations for measuring and reporting on the economic, environmental, social, and governance dimensions of their activities ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Raising institutional investors' awareness of ESG risk and return factors is an evolution, according to Martin Goss, senior investment consultant, head of client consulting, Australia at global consultancy Towers Watson. Institutional investors can ...

Pacific Hydro to trade carbon credits from Chilean hydro project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, has received permission to create and trade carbon credits derived from a river hydro asset in Chile. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) ...