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 Commonwealth Bank has set new emissions reduction targets, and says using NGER and EEO data allowed it to cut by 75% the cost of conducting carbon 'due diligence' investigations into projects seeking finance.
Orica's company-wide "project sustain" initiative will tie executive remuneration to environmental performance and lead to the organisation being viewed as an "exemplar" in sustainability management, CEO Ian Smith told shareholders at Orica's AGM this morning.
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.
We all know what emissions trading means at the policy level, but what about the nuts and bolts of being a company involved in emissions trading?
Few businesses have as much trading experience as energy giant BP, which has an emissions trading desk that services the company and some key customers. And few within BP are better placed to talk about it than Mark 'I love trading' Proegler. CE Daily asks for the low-down on how companies should get ready for the world of trading. (plus audio)