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NCD launches Soft Commodities Forest-risk Assessment Tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... policies requiring clients to comply with local, national and international laws and regulations relating to forest conservation, according to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The Natural Capital Declaration ...

Abbot Point Port Expansion leads controversy list: RepRisk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... including the Australian Greens Party, the Australian Institution of Marine Science, Greenpeace, and the Australian Conservation Foundation, while the North Queensalnd Conservation Council has entered into legal proceedings to block the project. The ...

RIAA reviewing responsible investment certification program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Association Australasia's certification program was developed in partnership with the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and the Victorian government, and it "aims to promote consistent, standardised disclosure and education about responsible ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... new research. Co-benefits of purchasing carbon credits include economic development opportunities, environmental conservation and improvements to community residents' lives through household savings, health benefits and better water resources, among ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... may be complications under proposed changes to CFI through the ERF, particularly for native lands associated with conservation agreements or national parks, said Emily Gerrard, a senior associate with Allens. "There is a potential problem because a lot ...

Don Henry named fellow at University of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Don Henry, former CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation, has been appointed a public policy fellow at the University of Melbourne. Henry will undertake research into climate change policy and the role of public activism, specifically the last ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... New Forests has completed investing and closing in three funds in Australia and New Zealand and Asia and engaged in conservation and community engagement activities across its assets, the company reported in its 2013 sustainability report. New Forests ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... the State government and the Local Government Association of South Australia, said Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister Ian Hunter. The draft bill looks "very promising" said Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. "The ...

Natural Capital Declaration named biodiversity champion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... CBD to engage with the financial sector in order to help address the critically important issues of biodiversity conservation and its sustainable use," said Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD executive secretary. "We are delighted to declare them a ...

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Bush Heritage Australia and the Tasmanian Land Conservancy have launched a $3.3 million conservation fund that aims to conserve biodiversity in the Tasmanian Midlands. Beaufront, one of the 10 properties that has joined the Midlands Conservation Fund. ...