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CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... marine, multi-utilities, oil, gas and consumable fuels, airlines, metals and mining, paper and forest products, chemicals, building products, commercial services and suppliers, gas utilities, industrial conglomerates, automobiles, air freight and logistics ...

City of Melbourne to hold EUA sessions for building sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The City of Melbourne and the Sustainable Melbourne Fund are offering three free information sessions to educate consultants and contractors to the commercial building sector on environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). The information sessions in February ...

Henry Davis York reports increase in pro bono, energy and travel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Law firm Henry Davis York reported a 17% increase in the firm's contribution to pro bono hours and the extension of an existing partner development program to include administrative and management staff, but also disclosed increases in purchased energy ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
More than half of the 12 institutional investors that participated in a 2011 Mercer climate change survey have decided to include climate change considerations in future risk management and/or strategic asset allocation processes. Through the Looking ...

GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has reported certifying 100 Green Star building projects in one calendar year. This is the highest number of certifications that GBCA has done since certifying 88 projects in 2009. GBCA launched the Green ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The introduction of the carbon pricing regime will be one of the top priorities for companies and investors in 2012, with a concurrent interest in increased investment in assets to mitigate and adapt climate change, according to sustainability professionals. ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Westfield Group, the integrated retail property group, has reported lower direct and indirect GHG emissions in 2010, attributed to decreases in waste sent to landfill and to offsets from purchased electricity emissions balancing increases in direct ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Telecommunications provider Optus said responsible marketing, customer service and safety, driving innovation and uptake of technology and building social inclusion were all material issues to their corporate responsibility (CR) goal. Optus, a subsidiary ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has become the first private investor to fund an environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) in the City of Melbourne. The agreement, signed between NAB, the City of Melbourne, Low Carbon Australia and the owner of 123 Queen ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Environmental Upgrade Agreements (EUAs), a new category of tri-partite lending vehicles, have been created for use in commercial buildings in New South Wales and the City of Melbourne. EUAs provide longer term, fixed rate debt facilities for owners ...