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Melbourne wins energy efficient built environment award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... "For us to maintain a high standard of living we need to set the highest standards in sustainability. Every piece of research tells me that a sustainable city with high quality of life will attract the best and brightest and that's what drives innovation ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... US$1 trillion per year that will be needed to decarbonise the global energy system by 2020, according to HSBC Global Research. HSBC said that in addition to the US$1 trillion per year needed to decarbonise the global energy system by 2020, more capital ...

City of Melbourne, NAB, Eureka Funds Management sign EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... lettable commercial space in Melbourne, said City of Melbourne Councillor Arron Wood, chair of the environment portfolio. "Research told us that over the life of the program, 1200 Buildings will generate 8000 jobs and more than $2 billion in economic ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... companies by respondents to the companies, Byrne said. "It has to be on an individual company basis," she said. "The research overall shows us that generally - very generally - the long-term return of M&A is not always high. The other interesting thing ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... provision of safe working conditions is not only a human rights issue but also an investment issue." AMP Capital's extensive research on supply chains emphasizes the need for good risk management when outsourcing to emerging markets such as Bangladesh ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... with sufficient retrofitting to reduce energy consumption, according to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a not-for-profit research and education organisation. BZE recently published a report, Zero Carbon Australia Buildings Plan, outlining how existing residential ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... needs to reduce emissions to address climate change. Businesses for a Clean Economy commissioned AECOM to conduct the research. An online survey was sent to 573 businesses across a broad range of industry sectors, and 180 companies responded. Just under ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... survey of investors' trust and confidence in corporate boards. A total of 41 institutional investors participated in the research study, collectively managing AU$265 billion of Australian equities. Participants were asked 17 individual questions about ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... for solar energy. The group includes experts from Imperial College, the International Energy Agency (IEA), SolarPACES research consortium, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Greenpeace, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Semiconductor Equipment ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... mechanism stays in place, even at a lower price as widely anticipated, modelling by the report's preparers, carbon and energy research RepuTex, suggests that the large scale renewable energy credits (LGC) market will support the development of 7 GW of ...