May 2013 - Page 2 of 2 - Getting to Sustainability Archive

19
May

2013 Guardian Sustainable Business Awards: who are the winners? – interactive

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The Guardian Sustainable Business Awards in the UK recognise leading innovation and impact in corporate sustainability. Use the interactive wall to see our category winners and click on the icons to learn more about their sustainability initiatives - which companies are leading the way? To.

15
May

Energy Efficiency Council slams Government in the press, May 2013

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15 May 2013: The Sydney Morning Herald reported the Energy Efficiency Council criticising the Government for their bizarre move to save a few million dollars by closing the Community Energy Efficiency Program and Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program early. To read the Sydney Morning Herald article entitled, 'Poor lose out in energy efficiency cuts' by Peter Hannam,.

10
May

National Sustainability Council presents first report

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The National Sustainability Council presented Sustainable Australia Report 2013 to Minister Burke. The report provides a picture of Australia - what we look like and who we are. It tells the story of how Australia has changed as a nation over the last 30 years. Australians are living longer, our health and levels of educational.

9
May

Super investors continue push for improved sustainability reporting

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The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released The Sustainability Reporting Journey: Corporate Reporting in Australia – Disclosure of Sustainability Risks Among S&P/ASX200 Companies. Chief Executive Officer of ACSI, Ann Byrne notes the profound impact that environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks have on the long-term viability of companies and their investors to achieve sustainable growth.

4
May

Great Barrier Reef in Danger: UN

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By Marty Silk in the Courier Mail 4 May 2013 "The Great Barrier Reef is set to be named as a World Heritage Site in danger by UNESCO next month. A long-awaited assessment of the reef by UNESCO and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), released on Friday evening, says decisive.

3
May

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

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By Rachel Alembakis, 3 May 2013 The overall superannuation industry has not done enough to make investment decisions that take environmental, social and governance impacts into consideration, and it is not only possible but imperative to do so, two fund professionals said at the annual Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference. Read the full story Read more

3
May

Zero emissions power is possible, and we know what it will cost

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By Roger Dargaville, University of Melbourne To avoid 2 degrees of climate change, global carbon emissions will need to be reduced by at least 50% by 2050. For developed countries such as Australia with higher carbon emissions this will mean cuts closer to 80%: it essentially implies decarbonising the stationary energy sector in Australia..

3
May

Unveiling the next generation of GRI Sustainability Reporting guidelines

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The latest evolution of the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines – G4 – was approved by GRI’s Board of Directors last month. The G4 Guidelines will be launched later this month at the Global.

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