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Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... infrastructure projects such as gas-fired electricity generators through initiatives such as the AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which will provide loans, loan guarantees and equity investments in projects. Hobley of Norton Rose said ...

Christian Super allocates $6m to social enterprise fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund has made an AU$6m commitment to a social enterprise fund run by Brisbane-based Foresters Community Finance. Foresters' Social Enterprise Solutions brand is one of two fund managers selected by the Department of Education, Employment ...

Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... on the subject - he pointed to Rio Tinto, ANZ, Fosters and BHP Billiton as positive examples. In general, miners, the finance sector and consumer staples have the highest demonstration of human rights risk awareness, he said. "Essentially, we are working ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... across all areas of investing is "inevitable," said Irlicht. "The reason I think it's inevitable is because the thing about finance is that there's the world out three, and finance is attempting to put prices on things that are happening in the world," ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... systems around carbon accounting. The packages are either stand-alone carbon management pieces or that bolt-ons with the finance reporting software. Then you have the accounting and sustainability consultancies that are all moving into the space. One ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... combined impact of all of the complementary measures in the package including the Carbon Farming Initiative, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the proposed National Energy Savings Initiative for energy efficiency, Skarbek said. "Treasury modelling ...

ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... senior ACCIONA leadership, and other industry and local stakeholders. Allens is also advising ACCIONA in relation to the finance arrangements for the project. Allens' finance team is led by partner Simon Lynch and senior associate Michael Ryan. Allens ...

Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... dealt with through the budget process. The same goes for the guidelines that will govern the operation of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. They're set up by legislation, but the guidelines for applying ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... public comment. The European Commission's paper assesses current corporate governance frameworks in light of a 2009 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Communique that "emphasised that actions should be taken to ensure sustainable growth ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... clearly a big positive for cleaner energy providers (wind, solar and to a lesser extent gas). It's probably neutral for the finance sector - many large finance companies have already gone carbon neutral and the sector might actually benefit from carbon ...