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ARENA providing funding support for bio-energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... permanent positions after construction is complete. Separately, ARENA has also announced that it is granting Victorian company RayGen with AU$2.9 million towards an AU$5.8 million project to develop a utility-scale solar system using RayGen's PV Ultra ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Forests CEO New Forests' framework, the Sustainable Landscape Investment model, is being implemented across all of the company's investment programs, and is linked to material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues within each area. New Forests ...

Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... financial industry in the achievement of national climate targets," as well as consider how reporting requirements at company levels could be improved to address investor needs for disclosure. Horster said the Australian inquiry is not enough on its ...

Laing O'Rourke pilots moveable solar-diesel power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... provided funding for a feasibility study and then a pilot project, and Laing O'Rourke has now established clean energy company SunSHIFT to commercialise its moveable solar-diesel hybrid power plant," said Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "Scalability, quick ...

Moree Solar Farm signs PPA with Origin Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... produce approximately 145 GWh or energy annually - around 24,000 households' worth. "Origin was the world's first energy company to adopt all seven We Mean Business coalition commitments on climate change," said Frank Calabria, Origin chief executive ...

Australian Ethical hires equities analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... the fossil fuel sector, and is tilted towards sectors such as healthcare, Vernon also said. "I am excited to work with a company that both aligns with my personal values and delivers strong returns for investors," Williams said. "Australian Ethical is ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... for the social services sector, but also for for-profit companies as well. Dr Chioatto cited Telstra as one example of a company that is reporting on its social impacts as part of its annual reporting. "There are early adopters wishing to show their ...

Norton Rose Fulbright becomes Climate Bonds Initiative partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... broadly with them on the development of sustainable green bond markets." Meanwhile, last week, Philippines geothermal company AP Renewables Inc. (APRI) yesterday reached financial close for a PHP 10.7b (US$ 225M) certified Climate Bond for the Philippines ...

Social license to operate key to achieving sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... of maintaining a social license to operate with a stakeholder engagement strategy can be "transformative" for both the company and the community in which it operates, Boutilier said. "The power of collaboration and mutual respect is what gets unlocked," ...

AMP Capital calls for value link to executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia's chief executives receive, on average, more than double the total pay of the second highest paid executive in their company. AMP Capital analysed executive teams in the ASX200, and found that, "including bonuses, the average CEO was paid a ...