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Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... are putting the cost burden of inefficient long-life assets onto current ratepayers, rather than sharing these costs with future ratepayers who will also share in the benefits. We believe it is time for councils to take a longer term view of their infrastructure ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Kidney said. "Hopefully this will create momentum so that more corporate issuers use this kind of funding instrument in the future." The Climate Bonds Initiative recently certified the AU$500 million Westpac Climate Bond, which will be allocated to seven ...

Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... "Being able to put together the partnership with Westpac is a major opportunity to accelerate the transition to a low carbon future," Peters said. "To put it another way, between now and 2020 there will be $20bn invested by commercial property developers ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... post-adoption is mapping and aligning current business to the goals in a more explicit way. However, working on into the future, businesses will need to make commitments, set targets and assess impacts and report on those impacts. The UN Global Compact ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... such as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and penalties for improper conduct could increase in future, which could impact on investment risk and returns, noted Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of ESG research at Ausbil Investment ...

Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... most of the technologies and competencies are concentrated in water utilities which are stationary, at the moment, in the future, they'll be seeking out in technology deals and we'll find other ways to increase tech capacity. There will also be Infrastructure ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... plan, we can't be adding to a carbon concentration in the atmosphere, particularly under 1.5 targets. If you look at the future world like most organisations do, with scenario planning, is that one of your scenarios, what does that mean? How does that ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... of overall business activities and strategies. "One thing is that it enables organisations to make better decision about future investments - what's worked and why are very important questions to answer and getting robust information will help that," ...

ARENA makes six new appointments to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... from CEFC's existing allocation and that under the new arrangement, ARENA will not be able to issue grants funding for future renewable energy projects.

Mirvac launches social return on investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... customer satisfaction, Breavington said. The work with KPMG has also resulted in a tool that Mirvac will use when designing future projects. "The tool basically enables managers to put in information about the size and construction costs and the area ...