Carbon advisory company Corporate Carbon will work in partnership with another advisory company to supply the Clean Energy Regulator with one million carbon credits through energy efficiency projects.
Multinational waste companies Veolia and Suez are donating between 17.8 million and 20.5 million cheap international carbon units to the Federal Government.
Major emitters have been cleared to earn valuable carbon credits at their facilities, and the nation's largest hotel operator will receive them for lighting upgrades at its pubs.
Companies seeking Commonwealth Bank finance can expect greater scrutiny of their carbon performance, following the bank's new commitment to disclose emissions arising from its business lending.
The Clean Energy Regulator has approved Adelaide Brighton to earn carbon credits by expanding its use of wood waste and Pacific National will receive them for a fuel efficiency project.
A new survey shows a dramatic increase in the importance that institutional investors put on environmental disclosures, and the result should prompt companies to rethink how they report, says consultancy EY.