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Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... FSI] does another." In the FSI report, chaired by former Commonwealth Bank chair David Murray, the panel suggests that government could provide guidance to superannuation and philanthropic trustees on how to facilitate impact investment under the existing ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... economic losses from Hurricane Sandy, as one example. "To improve climate resilience across the city, the New York city government allocated USD$293 million in funding to help businesses specifically to improve their climate resilience," she said. "The ...

Carbon Trade Exchange launches REC trading platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... transparent and liquid web-based trading environment to spot trade RECs." CTX began development after the current coalition government pledged to retain the Renewable Energy Target (RET), and launched it after Clive Palmer and his Palmer United Party ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... forward-looking statements such those outlined in the IUR framework. CSA supports the IR guidelines, and said that the government can encourage companies to use the IR framework by introducing a safe harbour provision. A safe harbour provision would ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open SA Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... people. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney Good Shepherd Microfinance, working with the South Australia state government and local community groups, will establish the first Good Money retail site early in 2015, said Adam Mooney, Good Shepherd ...

Addressing the human crisis of climate change displacement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Climate change is expected to cause mass human displacement, but that displacement can be prevented and repaired if government policies are put in place to focus on ensuring affected people have access to land, according to a new book edited by climate ...

ARENA provides $11 million grant to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... the HMAS Stirling Navy base, as part of Carnegie's existing power supply agreement, ARENA said. ARENA is not the only government-related agency to fund the CETO 6 project. In March, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) announced it would provide ...

Community 21 launches share offer to raise up to AU$4m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... greater control over its capital, and was able to change the dynamic that was happening between the sector and the government. If we could get greater control over our capital, we could have a relationship of equals. This led to the joint venture with ...

GRI undergoing governance process to become standard setter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is reorganising its governing bodies to strengthen its role as a standard setter for sustainability reporting. The changes will result GRI separating out its advocacy work from the standards-setting work and lead ...

ARENA invests in Sunverge Energy via venture capital fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Venture Partners. It is the largest venture capital fund dedicated to renewable energy in Australia, with the Australian Government's $100 million commitment matched by SBCVC, ARENA said. Sunverge Energy is based in California.