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Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... anything to jeopardize their scheme. Linking was not on a short-term agenda, and her visit was a part of a relationship building exercise. The key thing so far as linking is concerned is to ensure that the fundamentals of the design are the same." As ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Australia's real estate investment trusts (REITs) "are amongst the most progressive globally when it comes to acknowledging, measuring and managing ESG risks," according to analysis by J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan's Australian equity research team questioned ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 it created ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... rights." The Investor Statement on Bangladesh asks retailers and brands to join the multi-stakeholder "Accord on Fire and Building Safety", commit to strengthening local trade unions and ensuring a fair wage of all workers, publicly disclose all suppliers ...

ACCA: Rio+20 corporate sustainability commitments "too weak"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... already existing frameworks, and paying particular attention to the needs of developing countries, including for capacity building." Since Rio+20, there have been a variety of interpretations of paragraph 47, and not enough governments signed on to become ...

HSBC finds US$364 billion in climate themed bond issuance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
There is US$364 billion of climate-themed bonds outstanding in 2013, with issuance of new climate-themed bonds up 25% in 2012, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative and the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. Sean Kidney The report ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... processes for overseas factories, but they haven't published the results, which is why signing up to the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement is a good first step.. Regrettably, what we've seen from the Bangladeshi experience is that it takes ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... research, there are a few different areas to look into around that. There is the idea that taking action, for instance, building infrastructure, and green space, and investing in public transit does build a better and more attractive biz community. There's ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... positive of AGL Energy, Citi said. The introduction of the carbon pricing legislation impacted on cement producers in the building materials sector, as they are one of the largest emissions intensive trade exposed industries in Australia, the report ...

GBCA: Green Star buildings more efficient, less wasteful

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... produce around one third the greenhouse gas emissions and use a third of the electricity consumed by the average Australian building, according to research from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). GBCA's report, The Value of Green Star: A ...