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ARENA receives 77 applications for $100m large scale PV

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) received 77 eligible expressions of interest (EOIs) for an AU$100 million large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) competitive round. The round was announced on 9 September 2015, and was tailored to bring down ...

GRI CEO discusses future of sustainability reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... 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 enough confidence in the market, the market trips over into trade ...

Ernst & Young joins Climate Bonds Initiative as partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... essential to finance the green growth we need to avert catastrophic climate change," Bell said "We need to see the development of transparent, repeatable, and verifiable mechanisms to support the market, and to support confidence in green outcomes. The ...

WBCSD, CDSB, Ecodesk to develop The Reporting Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and Ecodesk are developing The Reporting Exchange, which will be a free global sustainability reporting knowledge platform. The Reporting Exchange ...

Mirvac marks strategic process in 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Property developer Mirvac is continuing to implement its sustainability strategy by working towards a plan to shape the future of place, conducting an analysis of its supply chain and assessing its community impact in the 2014/2015 financial year. Paul ...

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 ...

Sustainability reporting improving, room to grow: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... for sustainability reporting to reach its full potential, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). WBCSD, in partnership with consultants Radley Yeldar, have published the 2015 edition of Reporting matters, a review ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... and governance at MN, a fiduciary asset manager for 15 Dutch and UK pension funds, where he was responsible for the development of responsible investment policies for pension funds and implementation of responsible investment and integration of environmental ...

Queensland government approves Clare Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The Queensland state government has approved the construction of a AU$400 million solar farm development at Clare in the Burdekin Shire. The decision, announced by Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, minister for local government and planning, will see the ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... KPMG's international tax experts. Greg Wiebe, global head of tax, KPMG The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a time table to address the implementation of Base Erosion and Profit Sharing (BEPS). This includes 15 ...