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New Forest 500 report finds both public and private sector long way go on deforestation
2015-11-20 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Just 31 companies adopted new deforestation policies or strengthened existing policies in the past year, though two titans of their respective industries, McDonalds and Bunge, did commit to zero net deforestation across all of their commodities supply chains. Just 1 percent of the financial institutions among the Global Canopy Programme's "Forest 500" have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their lending portfolios. Financial institutions and governments play a vital role in creating the...
Jordan garment sector strong despite regional unrest
2015-11-18 16:42:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Jordan's US$1.34bn garment sector continues to expand despite the turmoil in much of the Middle East, with growth forecast at 10% in 2015. Yet while the industry is growing, jeans manufacturers have been complaining about water shortages and rising costs.
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Gas sector grew 12-fold in a decade to $60b but tax take flatlines
2015-11-18 07:03:32| Energy - Topix.net
A federal tax designed to share profits from the oil and gas sector with the Australian public is barely raising a single extra dollar despite the industry's transformation from a $5 billion concern a decade ago to a $60 billion export powerhouse. With Australia poised to become the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas by 2018, a Fairfax Media investigation has found revenues from the petroleum resource rent tax will remain stuck at 2003/04 levels as producers access wide-ranging tax deductions to recoup some of the $200 billion they have invested.
Tuesday Sector Leaders: Trucking, Airlines
2015-11-17 21:33:24| Trucking - Topix.net
In trading on Tuesday, trucking shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.1%. Leading the group were shares of USA Truck , up about 4% and shares of Werner Enterprises up about 3% on the day.
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Gas sector grew 12-fold in a decade to $60b but tax take flatlines
2015-11-17 11:33:06| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A federal tax designed to share profits from the oil and gas sector with the Australian public is barely raising a single extra dollar despite the industry's transformation from a $5 billion concern a decade ago to a $60 billion export powerhouse. With Australia poised to become the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas by 2018, a Fairfax Media investigation has found revenues from the petroleum resource rent tax will remain stuck at 2003/04 levels as producers access wide-ranging tax deductions to recoup some of the $200 billion they have invested.
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