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ARENA allocates $2.17m to Alice Springs grid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Territory Government. The ARENA funding will complement the $3.19 million in funding DKA received as part of the Australian Government's $50 million Regional and Remote Communities Microgrid Fund. "This project will lead to the development of a tangible ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and governments getting a fair return from the extraction of their finite natural resource." In 2016, the Australian government c ommitted to implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The initiative drives improved governance ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... was originally published in sister publication the Financial Standard. A 23 year old woman is suing the Australian government, claiming climate change risk was not disclosed properly when she invested in exchange traded bonds. Kathleen (Katta) O'Donnell ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... project is funded by DEAL, Gumatj Corporation, NIAA, and the NT Government, with matched funding from the Australian Government, as part of its voluntary matching agreement with Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA), which is managing the project. ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... neutral outcomes have been certified by the NSW Government administered NABERS Program under licence from the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, and in compliance with the recently released standard. To meet the standard's ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the implementation of the Act and encourage best practice from Australian businesses." Wood announced the Australian government will extend the deadline for entities due to lodge statements in 2020 under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 by three months. This ...

Future Super promotes Kirstin Hunter to co-founder

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... fund's current 'Fund our Future campaign', which focuses on the $12 billion in taxpayer funds given by the Australian government to fossil fuel companies $12B in taxpayer money in 2020 "Kirstin has been integral in shaping Future Super to be Australia's ...

CEFC to oversee $300m Advancing Hydrogen Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The federal government has announced the change in the Australian Government Clean Energy Finance Corporation Investment Mandate Direction 2020. The Advancing Hydrogen Fund will draw on existing CEFC finance. ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... week, Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs Jason Wood MP announced the Australian government will extend the deadline for entities due to lodge statements in 2020 under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 by three months. ...

Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... modern slavery exposures in operations and supply chain. Robin Mellon, CEO of Better Sydney and member of the Australian government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group The collaborative group, which includes Vicinity, Dexus, Mirvac and others, have ...