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CEFC makes tenth large scale solar project allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... single-axis 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 ...

Citi, Credit Suisse recognised at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... and fund managers. The award for Best Piece of New ESG Research by an Individual Analyst or Team went to Get Inside the Carbon Black Box, Look Down the Carbon Value Chain by Sandra McCullagh and Zoe Whitton, Credit Suisse. Best Piece of Ongoing ESG Research ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... committed to playing a key role in helping to achieve federal government environmental targets, including waste reduction and carbon emission avoidance," said Simon Brown, ResourceCo managing director. "With critical finance support from the CEFC, the ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... 500 largest asset owners recognise the financial risks of climate change, the opportunities in the transition to the low carbon economy, and are taking action, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) Global Climate Index 2017. The Global ...

Directors, senior executives have obligation to consider climate change: Norton Rose Fulbright

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... and Investment Commission (ASIC) last month at a Senate Economics References Committee public hearing for an inquiry into carbon risk disclosure. The report was issued late on Friday of this week. In ASIC's oral statement by joint senior executive Kate ...

Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Initiative. The proceeds will be used to retire existing deb facilities and will be fully allocated against a portfolio of low carbon buildings in the ICPF portfolio, Investa said. The Investa Office Management Platform, which manages ICPF, has set a ...

Challenges to Carbon Capture and Storage adaptation in Australia: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is "high cost, undemonstrated, and faces key challenges - factors that are holding back widespread use in Australia, according to a report from Credit Suisse. Sandra McCullagh, research analyst, Credit Suisse Credit ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... pathways to high quality disclosure. The guide also recognises that investors are critical agents in the transition to a low carbon economy and so have a responsibility to deliver the information our stakeholders need," The guide is organised around ...

Experts discuss impact of Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... businesses, strategy, and financial planning and to increase focus on risks and opportunities related to a transition to a lower carbon economy. The TCFD's recommendations are voluntary, but Barker of Minter Ellison was firm on the fact that legally ...

Chart: CDP assessment of APRA-regulated entities' climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... the Paris Agreement occurring in 2016, governments around the world have signalled their intention to move towards a low carbon economy. As such, investors are requesting that companies disclose information on how their strategy is driving action towards ...