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DCA panel addresses employment of people with disabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... at a rate 30% lower than the rate of employment for the general population." ANZ Bank introduced an accessibility action plan in 2008 and is currently midway through its 2013-2015 accessibility action plan, said Alistair Currie, group chief operating ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... and benefits of clean energy (energy efficiency) with the values and goals of the specific community (e.g. Climate Action Plan, Energy reduction targets, etc.) we are working in. An example of how this works is in the Town of Bedford (our pilot community) ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... entities. The CFI is set to remain - and even expand - if the government is successful in implementing its Direct Action Plan (DAP). The DAP's major vehicle is the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Under the proposed policy, the government will establish ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... mechanism, they have retained the CFI. The government plans to use the CFI as part of its yet-to-be legislated Direct Action Plan and Emissions Reduction Fund, which is the main funding vehicle for the DAP. Climate Friendly continues to have CFI projects ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI). The CFI was left untouched by the repeal, and is part of the government's Direct Action Plan (DAP) and the centrepiece policy initiative, the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). "If a company has a contract to buy [Renewable ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... done in Indigenous finance and development," Benson said. "We have been recognised for our work - our reconciliation action plan (RAP) is the first to be recognised by Reconciliation Australia as a gold standard RAP, and it's the only RAP in Australia ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... and even expand - if the government is successful in replacing the current carbon pricing mechanismwith its Direct Action Plan (DAP). That, in turn, could mean expanded opportunities for Indigenous groups to expand their activities in CFI projects on ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... something that even KPMG is working towards, Woo noted. "We did something similar in KPMG when we did our Reconciliation Action Plan last year," Woo said. "We found it relatively easy to engage about what the intended benefits are to be for stakeholders ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... main objectives are the repeal of the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and the implementation of the Direct Action Plan that pays entities to engage in mitigation and adaptation activities. The government has published draft legislation to repeal ...

Three new CFI methodologies up for approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... government is attempting to repeal the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and implement in its stead the Direct Action Plan. The main funding vehicle of the DAP is the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). The DAP and ERF will establish a baseline and ...