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ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... companies' sustainability disclosures are improving, but fewer than half of the ASX200 have a climate change policy or emissions reduction target, according to new research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson ...

CEFC allocates up to $150 million to Qube Holdings for transport terminal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... (CEFC) has committed up to $150 million to a major intermodal terminal in south-western Sydney that is expected to reduce emissions by switching from road to rail. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation Qube Holdings Limited is developing ...

Parametric explores integration of responsible investing in peer-constrained world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... paper to illustrate that. For example, with carbon, you could be concerned about reserves, you could be concerned about emissions, both, is it peer relative, is it absolute. The way in which that might change your investment universe, if you're just ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses disclosure of use of proceeds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... institutional investors' confidence to commit long term capital allocations at the scale now required to meet global emissions reduction targets." The Climate Bonds Initiative posits several hypotheses for why reporting isn't happening. One reason cited ...

Pollinate Energy to open operations in fifth city - Kanpur

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... kerosene lights, which pose a safety risk, are expensive, and pose environmental risks because of kerosene's carbon emissions. Pollinate Energy has a network of 15 micro entrepreneurs, called 'Pollinators', who run the businesses. Since its inception ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... to stand by the commitments they made under the Paris Agreement to unlock the investment needed to move to a net zero emissions global economy." This announcement follows the recent release of a global investor statement signed by more than 280 investors ...

CEFC publishes report on best practice initiatives for property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... (e.g. aged care and student accommodation) and education. "Property accounts for almost a quarter of Australia's carbon emissions, confirming there is a pressing need for action in this area," said Chris Wade, CEFC property sector lead. "Through this ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... experience of Native American communities who have enrolled their forests to provide carbon offsets for California's emissions trading scheme," New Forests said. Through its Forest Carbon Partners program, New Forests is currently working with several ...

CEFC makes tenth large scale solar project allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... tracking system for maximum solar exposure, said Yeates. The project is expected to abate nearly 90,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in its first year after becoming operational, he added. This is the CEFC's 10th Large-Scale Solar Programs project, and ...

CEFC lends $30 million to ResourceCo for conversion of waste into PEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... society's reliance on both landfill disposal practices and fossil fuels. By achieving this we help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, avoid soil and water contamination, and conserve resources." When operational, the Wetherill Park plant will process around ...