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Evergen to pilot program installing system with SGCH

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
Renewable energy tech company Evergen has launched a pilot program that will see the installation of its intelligent home energy system in 10 low income households owned by community housing organization SGCH in New South Wales. Dr Glenn Platt, Evergen ...

IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... global warming and are developing the business strategy required to adapt through the transition to a sustainable low carbon energy system." The guide was developed by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change with support from other investor ...

CEFC identifies Australian states with best incentives for bioenergy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has identified New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as having policies that create an incentive for the deployment of energy from waste and bioenergy ...

Shell Scenarios on pathways to net-zero emissions

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... into the future is being impacted by the impacts of climate change and the Paris Agreement, and is analysing how to "bring energy solutions that bring more and cleaner energy into the world," said Jeremy Bentham, head of Shell Scenarios. Bentham was ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... covering a range of business activities including operations of ports, airports, toll roads, conventional and renewable energy and social infrastructure. Fund performance results are overall strong, with an average fund score of 54 out of 100, while ...

IGCC hails Australian ratification of Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... from US$23.2 billion in 2015. The snapshot also highlighted QIC's AU$800 million investment into the AU$2 - 3 billion AGL Energy's Power Australian Renewables Fund. Investors also looked to decarbonise investment portfolios, such as NZ Superannuation ...

Carbon footprint impacts on company share price: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... The carbon footprint of a company impacts on share price, with greatest potential impact on companies in the utilities, energy and materials sectors, according to new research from AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Kathryn McDonald, director of investment ...

Impact Investing Australia surveys $1.2bn impact investment universe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... jobs created, 1072 people with disabilities supported, 669 mental health sessions delivered and 11501 MWh of renewable energy generated. Respondents also reported that since inception, ï¬nancial returns for assets in the data-set across all asset classes ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... concentrated on are goals related to the more obvious role of a bank, including Goal 1 - No Poverty; Goal 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy; Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth. Toohill at Westpac states that Goal 8 is "very much the core of the role ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... climate change. NZ Super has long integrated responsible investment into its strategy, and has implemented a renewable energy investment strategy. The fund will look to make positive investments towards companies and investment vehicles that act to mitigate ...