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Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... survey was performed in March 2012, after the passage of Australia's Clean Energy Future Act, which put in place a carbon pricing regime that commenced in July. "We have some good leadership in Australia," Birgden said. "There are also groups like the ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... in the west of the country, and is also influenced by the political debate surrounding the introduction of the carbon pricing regime in July. The Australia Report 2012 is a broad-based report produced by the ADC Forum in collaboration with KPMG. The ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Ahead of this weekend's launch of the carbon pricing mechanism, investors and corporate advisors say that they are confident that liable companies are aware of their exposures and have plans to manage costs for the first stage of the carbon pricing ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... methodologies are under consideration. At the moment, there are no approved projects generating ACCUs, and the carbon pricing regime doesn't start until July 1. Industry professions in the project development fields are reporting that while they have ...

Clean Energy Regulator and ASIC to work together

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... (ASIC) have signed an agreement outlining how they will manage regulatory responsibilities under the forthcoming carbon pricing regime. The CER administers a number of the mechanisms set up under the Clean Energy Future legislative package including ...

Pangolin Associates to partner with PKF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... service contracts with greenhouse gas compliance requirements and to fulfill obligations under the forthcoming carbon pricing mechanism. "We have had a long and trusted relationship with PKF," said Iain Smale, Pangolin Associates' joint managing director. ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... carbon risk strategies. He said the firm is seeing an uptake in enquiries for both services as the date for the carbon pricing mechanism's launch draws nearer. "There's a certain amount of fear out there," he said. "They think a change of government ...

Carbon price to bring reporting and compliance complexities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... strongly advised the discussion attendees to create company explanation for price rises that can be attributed to carbon pricing and to have the evidence to justify those price increases, not only because of the ACCC's increased scrutiny, but also because ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... moves of governments around the world to mitigate their impacts means that Australia's renewable energy target and carbon pricing regime is not an outlier, and also means that investors must manage the financial impacts of climate change, said Gerry ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... usage regularly. In their annual Fund Sustainability Review 2012, SuperRatings found that the introduction of the carbon pricing regime in July is spurring a drive towards sustainability in investments and operations by superannuation funds. Despite ...