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Big businesses will soon start refusing to have companies in their supply chain that can't demonstrate a basic level of sustainability awareness, says a leading construction industry expert.

In a move that highlights how infrastructure projects can provide flow-on support for new clean energy generation, a state transport agency is seeking renewable energy certificates to fully offset emissions from a major rail project.

• Hunt issues revised 'carbon neutral' rules
  
• Glencore worst climate performer: New investor study
  
• Transport and waste emissions loom as ACT priorities

Institutional investors now clearly accept the stranded asset risks associated with traditional fossil fuel investments, and are assessing how climate change might 'partially strand' other major assets, speakers told an investor conference in Melbourne.

• First state government projects cleared to earn carbon credits
  
• 'Waste to energy' company wins right to earn credits
  
• Top companies send climate message to Canberra and business peers
  
• Use rates and stamp duty to encourage building efficiency: Study

Transport and logistics company Toll Holdings says a carbon price won't have a material effect on its business and aims to reduce its CO2 emissions intensity to 20% below 2009-10 levels by 2020.

• Senate inquiry into RET amendments now due Tuesday
  
• Aldi joins 'carbon reduction label' scheme
  
• Governments now embracing green buildings: report

Lend Lease has made new submissions to a Senate inquiry to bolster the case for legislation that would establish an energy efficiency trading scheme for commercial buildings, but the Property Council says there is a better way.