Environmental

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Water risks are a threat to growth for the largest companies in the metals and mining sector, and those companies that manage water strategically are better financial performers, according to a report from CDP and Eurizon Capital.

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Bush Heritage Australia and the Tasmanian Land Conservancy have launched a $3.3 million conservation fund that aims to conserve biodiversity in the Tasmanian Midlands.

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Demand management - a cooperative approach to saving energy - could save billions of dollars from electricity bills in Australia, according to a study commissioned by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
A coalition of signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) - including Australian superannuation funds - have called on palm oil companies to comply with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Principles and Criteria.

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will have to report greenhouse gas emissions in their strategic or directors reports, after the British parliament amended its Companies Act 2006.

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a proposal to bring forward the start of the floating emissions trading scheme (ETS) to 1 July 2014. The proposal would end the fixed price on carbon a year early and catalyse liable entities to organise their ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is in "active discussions" with over 50 project proponents, according to CEO Oliver Yates.

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Eliminating the fossil fuel sector from a global benchmark index can yield a small positive return effect with low tracking error, according to analysis by Impax Asset Management.

Greenfleet registers two Carbon Farming Initiative projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Greenfleet, a reforestation not-for-profit, has had two of its reforestation projects registered under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI).

Report: majority of businesses prefer floating carbon price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
A majority of Australian businesses would prefer to see a floating price emissions trading scheme as opposed to the current fixed price regime, according to a survey by Businesses for a Clean Economy.