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Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... sector, there is a particular risk of impact on the market for Large-Scale Generation Certificates under the Renewable Energy Target," the government said in the explanatory note. "The Corporation should ensure it is cognisant of these risks when investing ...

Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... In the report, Citi examined two extremes - unburnable carbon in a world that implements policies to hit the two degree target - and a risk that the world does not embark on coordinated carbon constraints, exposing the world to the risks of physical ...

Climate Institute calls for long-term national carbon budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... period based on judgements of Australia's contribution to avoiding climate change. A second approach is a trajectory and target budget - an indicative long-term trajectory or target, with defined carbon budgets over shorter time periods within that long-term ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... set in the 2012 RAP, five were exceeded, 14 were completed and 16 remain in progress, meaning that results fell short of target set. In terms of employment, NAB cited growth in Indigenous employment, from 97 employees in 2011 to 142 in 2012, with 19 ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The government will maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) at current levels to ensure that at least 20% of Australia's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2020, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet has announced. ...

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... improvements to Melbourne Town Hall which will result in significant savings in lighting costs," Cr Wood said. The city has set a target of zero net emissions by 2020. "Global leading cities like City of Melbourne are responsible for an extraordinary ...

ACSI criticises slow pace of women appointed to ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... women holding 40% of board positions by 2020. At the current pace of board appointments, Australia would not achieve that target until 2030. "If the current rate of change does not improve, it will be difficult for ACSI not to consider calling for regulatory ...

Dalton Nicol Reid: using ESG to find sustainable earnings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
For equities fund manager Dalton Nicol Reid, integrating environmental, social and governance information into their investment process is part of the task of finding quality companies in which to invest. Jamie Nicol, CIO of Dalton Nicol Reid Dalton ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... actively trying to make our government bond portfolio look more sustainable while getting investment returns that we want to target," said Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability at LGS. "We are trying to get that via ESG integration and the thematic allocation ...

ACCSR conference tackles practice of responsible leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... said. Marshall spoke of a partnership with beyondblue, a not-for-profit mental health organisation. Abigroup wanted to target mental health as it related to the construction industry, and Marshall noted that suicide was six times as likely to be the ...