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Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... clients. "This solar installation is a continuation of the long term strategy of Eureka Funds Management to reduce the carbon footprint of the assets we manage on behalf of our investors," said Brett Dillon, fund manager, Eureka Funds Management. "Since ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... during 2016, companies will begin to match their rhetoric with their strategy and policy and concrete commitments to reduce carbon emissions and exposures. "This will be a big area of focus in the coming year in the world of sustainability, for corporates ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... have come together such that we can put greater weight on the ability for renewables to manage the transition to a low-carbon economy in the future, and those sorts of things that have shifted and led us to make the decision," he said. See Also: Australian ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... determined contributions for the start in 2020." The agreement also includes language that would lead to the creation of global carbon markets, de Wit noted during a post-COP21 debriefing in Melbourne. "A big issue for us and for the business sector ...

Paris Agreement refers to mitigation co-benefits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... agreement. Gerrard noted may provide scope for greater uptake of traditional activities such as savanna burning which contribute carbon abatement along with many other environmental and social co-benefits. "On first blush, Article 4 may provide scope ...

Global Investors sign Paris Green Bonds Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... objectives into climate finance outcomes. Adding green bonds into the climate finance mix can help the shift of capital to low carbon projects, infrastructure and climate resilient development. Credible, robust and liquid green bond markets can only ...

Assessing net benefits of Indigenous CFI projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) projects that have been conducted by Indigenous groups have provided net benefits beyond environmental savings, according to a senior associate with Allens. Emily Gerrard, Allens Arthur Robinson Emily Gerrard, a senior ...

South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... ageing building stock, which will have the added benefit of advancing our plans for Adelaide to become the world's first carbon neutral city. "For commercial property owners, building upgrades can reduce operating costs, increase yields, help attract ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Ross Hill Wine Group in Orange, NSW has received carbon neutral certification under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS), making it the first Australian winery to do so. Iain Smale, Pangolin Associates Pangolin Associates, energy and carbon management ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... ambassador for the environment and lead negotiator at the upcoming Paris Climate Summit. Woolcott briefed members of the Carbon Markets Institute in Melbourne this week, in the lead-up to his departure for Paris and the COP21 summit. Woolcott said he ...