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Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Microfinance Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomed the announcement made in the 2015-2016 federal budget, presented by Treasurer Joe Hockey this week. The budget allocation will allow Good Shepherd Microfinance to expand the range and reach of its financial ...

Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... as the Carbon Disclosure Project), The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation ( ICMIF ) and State Treasurer of California John Chiang.

Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... revenue bonds. The State of Connecticut also announced its intention to issue green bonds next month." Connecticut's Treasurer Denise Nappier announced the state will issue the green bond to "provide funding for up to $60 million of critical wastewater ...

Government announces plan to abolish ARENA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011 and abolish ARENA, a move that would return AU$1.3 billion to consolidated revenue. Treasurer Joe Hockey unveiled the 2014/2015 budget on Tuesday night. As part of the budget announcement, Treasury announced it would ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... are already board members. Other board members are the California State Teachers Retirement System, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Natural Resources Defense Council. A Climate Bonds certification is issued ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott named the ministers who will comprise the new government. Joe Hockey has been named treasurer, with Mathias Cormann named finance minister, Arthur Sinodinos the new assistant treasurer responsible for superannuation and ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Carbon Disclosure Project, the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk, the Investor Group on Climate Change and the State Treasurer of California, Bill Lockyer.

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... governments in which they operate because it increases transparency around governance and social responsibility. Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury said last month that the government will assess the results of Australia's EITI pilot after it concludes ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... his country has agreed to implement the EITI standard by the end of 2013, and David Bradbury, Australia's assistant treasurer (see Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures ) Meanwhile, as the conference in was going on in Sydney, at a ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... results of the Australian pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) later this year. Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury Speaking at the EITI conference in Sydney on Thursday, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury said that Australia's ...