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South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
The government of South Australia has passed legislation to establish environmental building upgrade finance allowing commercial property owners to access finance to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency. Scott Bocskay, CEO ...

CEFC launches $250m Local Government Finance Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian councils to invest in technologies to increase their energy efficiency and lower emissions. The CEFC Local Government Finance Program will provide "flexible and competitive fixed-rate, long-term finance tailored to the needs of Australian ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... achieving that progress into the future, and said that private finance will be essential to mitigation efforts, as government finance will not be enough. Woolcott noted that an OECD report released last year in Lima at the International Monetary Fund ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... warming. "For 20 years, governments have been somewhat unsuccessfully negotiating," Ambachtsheer said. "This year, government commitments will get us a part of the way there. But the strategy now has been to engage the private sector - companies and ...

GRI links connections between G4, UN Guiding Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has published a linkage document that demonstrates the connections between the GRI G4 Reporting Guidelines and the concepts of the United Nations Guiding Principle on Business and Human Rights. GRI notes that there ...

ARENA receives 77 applications for $100m large scale PV

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... will help to drive down the cost of large-scale solar developments in Australia," Hunt said. "I am pleased that the Government's $350 million commitment for new large-scale solar projects has generated significant interest from investors. This will enable ...

GRI CEO discusses future of sustainability reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... emerging economies, but as a filter for foreign investment. Most of the GRI funding comes from this. If you're the Dutch government, you're going to be focused on building sustainable development and emerging markets up to a point and then once you have ...

RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
With the uptake of responsible investment strategies and products, the next strategic stage for the responsible investment industry will be for managers, advisers and superannuation funds to engage strongly with consumers. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO This ...

G4 to transition to GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) G4 Guidelines will transition to GRL Sustainability Reporting Standards under a plan approved by the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB). The GSSB is the independent standard-setting body created by the ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... scandals in the sector. The NBA's membership comprises over 21,000 professionals working in public accounting practice, at government agencies, as internal auditors or in organisational management. Prior to his role at the NBA, Douma spent more than ...