There has been a major change this month in the type of projects applying to earn carbon credits, according to Clean Energy Regulator chair Chloe Munro.
Santos and AGL use an internal carbon price of just under $14, and businesses including the Commonwealth Bank, QBE and Atlas Iron will introduce an internal price within two years.
BHP Billiton has returned to the ranks of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, while Telstra is no longer classed as a regional sustainability leader.
Many Australian businesses have experienced a 'lightbulb moment' on climate change, according to EY's new Oceania climate change and sustainability leader, Matthew Bell.
The NSW utilities regulator has issued Sydney Water with a new licence that requires it to aim for an 'economic level of water conservation,' instead of meeting fixed targets.