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Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... a benchmarking opportunity, and an opportunity to slow down and think about what you're doing." Pangolin Associates, a carbon and energy management consultancy, said the company joined B Corp because the movement aligned with the company's model, said ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... and manages 395,000 hectares of certified plantation forests as well as wetland and stream mitigation banks and forest carbon offset projects. The manager has four main vehicles - the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund (ANZFF) and the Australia New Zealand ...

Experts evaluate ERF baseline mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... This threshold is anticipated to cover around 140 businesses. That is a significantly lower figure than under the previous carbon pricing mechanism. Under the previous CPM, around 350 entities were liable, said Elisa de Wit, climate change partner at ...

Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The City of Melbourne, the City of Sydney and 15 other international cities have launched the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle (photo courtesy City of Melbourne) The alliance is a collaboration committed to reducing greenhouse ...

Inflection Point CM to launch Carbon Zero fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
Inflection Point Capital Management will launch a Carbon Zero Global Equities long-only hedge fund in May. Matthew Kiernan, founder and chief executive, Inflection Point Capital Management The Carbon Zero Global Equities Fund will incorporate Inflection ...

Investors consider ESG in alternative assets: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... have the potential to impact a company's long-term risk, reputation or overall performance are viewed as significant - carbon intensity, controversial weapons and bribery and corruption "garner strong support", according to the survey, while exclusion ...

NAB places second green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... be a global leader in this space. This is further evidence that debt markets can play a pivotal role in financing a low carbon economy and help the renewable energy sector continue to grow." The funds raised by the HH2 green bond will be used to refinance ...

Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change, the (Australian) Investor Group on Climate Change, NRDC, CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project), The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation ( ICMIF ) and State Treasurer ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Fund (ERF) auction will take place on 15 April, and experts say the participants will most likely be drawn from existing Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) project owners. Jennifer Lauber-Patterson, director, Frontier Carbon Limited, and head, Climate Market ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... risk. Those countries were reanked on a sustainability risk matrix that combines climate change mitigation strategies, carbon emissions reporting, target setting, emission reduction initiatives, climate risk procedures, uptake of low-carbon energy, water ...