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Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... entities. The CFI is set to remain - and even expand - if the government is successful in implementing its Direct Action Plan (DAP). The DAP's major vehicle is the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Under the proposed policy, the government will establish ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... mechanism, they have retained the CFI. The government plans to use the CFI as part of its yet-to-be legislated Direct Action Plan and Emissions Reduction Fund, which is the main funding vehicle for the DAP. Climate Friendly continues to have CFI projects ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI). The CFI was left untouched by the repeal, and is part of the government's Direct Action Plan (DAP) and the centrepiece policy initiative, the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). "If a company has a contract to buy [Renewable ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... done in Indigenous finance and development," Benson said. "We have been recognised for our work - our reconciliation action plan (RAP) is the first to be recognised by Reconciliation Australia as a gold standard RAP, and it's the only RAP in Australia ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... and even expand - if the government is successful in replacing the current carbon pricing mechanismwith its Direct Action Plan (DAP). That, in turn, could mean expanded opportunities for Indigenous groups to expand their activities in CFI projects on ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... something that even KPMG is working towards, Woo noted. "We did something similar in KPMG when we did our Reconciliation Action Plan last year," Woo said. "We found it relatively easy to engage about what the intended benefits are to be for stakeholders ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... main objectives are the repeal of the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and the implementation of the Direct Action Plan that pays entities to engage in mitigation and adaptation activities. The government has published draft legislation to repeal ...

Three new CFI methodologies up for approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... government is attempting to repeal the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and implement in its stead the Direct Action Plan. The main funding vehicle of the DAP is the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). The DAP and ERF will establish a baseline and ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... RepuTex. The federal government has proposed eliminating the carbon price mechanism (CPM) and replace it with the Direct Action Plan (DAP). The House of Representatives, which is held by the Liberal Coalition led by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, had passed ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank has increased the number of Indigenous trainees offered jobs by 74%, has increased the overall number of Indigenous employees by 13% and reports that their Indigenous Money Mentor program has created $4.20 in social value per ...