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.
In three new reports, BHP Billiton discusses reputational risk and climate change, details its carbon performance and describes how McKinsey & Co has contributed to its carbon policy thinking.
The introduction of a carbon price means many councils will for the first time have to report under NGERS, the climate department has already boosted NGERS compliance efforts and there are ways companies can extract maximum value from their emissions and energy data, says NDEVR's Matt Drum.
CSIRO-developed fuel cell technology is poised come into its own, says Peter Binks, whose company sold 75 units last year and next year anticipates selling close to 1,000, with more than 200 orders already booked.
Banks don't have the right to refuse credit to legitimate businesses on environmental grounds but there are plenty of other options, says NAB chief financial officer Mark Joiner.
Three Australian banks are listed in a new global carbon performance leadership index prepared by the prestigious Carbon Disclosure Project, while a regional report due out in November will detail how the ASX200 and NZ50 are faring.
Green-star rated buildings, and those with a high NABERS energy rating, deliver higher returns to their owners than less efficient buildings, according to a study of office buildings in Sydney and Canberra.
