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Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... changeable through time - witness the shift in feed-in tariff arrangements for solar power, the insulation program, the Green Building Fund, and other grant programs which are intermittent, and which have rounds which open and shut. This has contributed ...

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Green bonds are proving a popular option with investors, with demand exceeding supply in a recent regional French environmental bond. Sean Kidney, executive chair of the Climate Bonds Initiative says that the investor interest in green bonds should ...

Stockland publishes integrated 2012 annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Diversified property group Stockland reported continued reductions in greenhouse gas intensity in its office and retail properties, an 84% employee engagement score and a figure of AU$2.9m social return on investment for a typical Stockland retirement ...

Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... there's an alternative modus operandi, and there is a business case for that. It's a finance first case, not an extreme green case, and we think if you pursue that investment case, you will do better not just in terms of finance, but in terms of the ...

Clean Energy Council: keep Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Renewable Energy Target is the single most important policy measure for the entire Australian renewables sector," said David Green, CEC chief executive in a statement. "Since its introduction, it has generated some AU$18.5bn of investment and thousands ...

Local Government Super recognised at Green Globe Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... been awarded with the 2012 Climate Change Leadership Award and the Energy Award at the New South Wales government's 2012 Green Globe Awards. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS was recognised for its sustainable and responsible investing commitments with the climate ...

Omega Global Investors hires investment research analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) analysis into the selection process, including a specific allocation of up to 15% invested in "green" or climate themed bonds. See Also: Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Benchmark (GRESB). The 42 listed and private company and fund respondents from Australia and New Zealand were given the rank of "Green Stars" by GRESB, the only region to be so named, to recognize respondents overall "integrated organizational approach ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Calculating the value of the ecosystem in which a company operates can not only provide measures of the company's dependency on services such as water, land, biomass and climate control, but also offers information for strategic consideration of risk ...

ClimateWorks Australia name Hill, Ridout to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Former Federal Environment Minister Robert Hill and business leader Heather Ridout have joined ClimateWorks Australia's board of directors. "Robert Hill and Heather Ridout are well known and widely respected for their contribution to public policy in ...