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Greenfleet registers two Carbon Farming Initiative projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... that they can be independently verified." Greenfleet said that they are "keen" to demonstrate that biodiverse Australian forests are one way to mitigate climate change, and that registering projects through the CFI is a mechanism to demonstrate the carbon ...

Transition to sustainable palm oil needs "significant work"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions, and in some cases has displaced indigenous communities that rely on forests for food and shelter." Given the fact that palm oil production is expected to grow, the emphasis should be on meeting demand ...

ANZ creates hydroelectric power policy for lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... review and has added it as part of their "sensitive sector" policies, which also include energy, extractive industries, forests and forestry and water. "Our hydroelectric power policy guides decision-making relating to transactions that impact on water ...

Environmental, operating risk to unconventional oil projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... ultra-deepwater, oil sands, and shale oil and gas, especially those located in fragile environments such as the Amazon rain forests, marine/coastal areas, and the Arctic, we estimate an increased risk of spills and negative environmental impact," they ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Forestry and environmental markets fund manager New Forests reported a successful capital raising of a fund focusing on plantation assets in the Asia Pacific Region and progress on UN PRI commitments in its second sustainability report. New Forests ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... side, there are opportunities related to the protection of natural habits and the integrated management of, for example, forests," he said. "There is a growing awareness of the natural capital involved and the opportunities that could unfold around the ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... relevant" principles when making investment decisions in socially and environmentally sensitive sectors - water, forestry and forests, energy and extractive industries. "Together, these policies and tools are helping us to embed a culture of responsible ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... by dropping Solaris Paper because of concerns its parent company Asia Pulp and Paper is foresting in Indonesian native forests and harming endangered species. Metcash's sustainability team initially investigated Solaris in response to viewing "footage ...