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South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia state government and the federal government, there's a huge opportunity for that." In September, the state parliament of Victoria passed legislation offering EUAs statewide. Initially, EUAs were only available in the City of Melbourne. In 2013 ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... activities and the development of work streams for different asset classes. Previous to that, Kris served in the Dutch parliament, serving as a spokesperson for economic globalisation, the European Lisbon Process, European services directive, WTO (World ...

Victorian government expands EUA legislation statewide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The state parliament of Victoria has passed legislation offering environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) across the state. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund Once the bill becomes law, local governments in Victoria can offer businesses ...

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... energy output from the wind farms, as outlined in the Renewable Energy Target (RET). The finalised new RET was passed in Parliament this week. "The REC price also has a spot and a forward market," Summons said. "Since the government has basically pushed ...

Experts evaluate ERF baseline mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Farming Initiative (CFI) project owners. The ERF is the centrepiece of the Direct Action Plan (DAP) policy passed by Parliament in October last year. The DAP and ERF establish a baseline and credit scheme and liable entities will have to keep their emission ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... for Australia, NZ, Singapore, Indonesia The ERF is the centrepiece of the Direct Action Plan (DAP) policy passed by Parliament in October last year. The DAP and ERF establish a baseline and credit scheme and liable entities will have to keep their emission ...

GRI publishes linkage document for EU ESG directive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... expectations formulated in the Directive." said Bastian Buck, GRI's director reporting standard. See Also: European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
It is time to re-examine the principle that shareholder interests are paramount in business decision-making, according to a new paper by Governance Institute of Australia. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute of Australia The Governance ...

DCA panel addresses employment of people with disabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... employment of people with disabilities by increasing the percentage of people with disabilities hired by members of parliament, and by having incentives for businesses that increase their accessibility. McKenzie, who has an IT background also noted that ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... investing in social change is "inefficient and dysfunctional,' said Michael Traill, SVA CEO, in a speech delivered at NSW Parliament House this week. He spoke to both government and philanthropic funders and said that the failure to fund based on outcomes ...