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IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Given the Australian and global push to transition to a low carbon economy by attracting private investment, the Low Carbon Finance Working Group (LCFWG) of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) is engaging with the government on the set-up and ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Fund management professionals say that the continuing quest to demonstrate the tangible costs and benefits of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into portfolio valuations will be a dominant theme for 2012, along with continued ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... the fact that the update and installation of windfarms is ostensibly slowing, despite the government's Renewable Energy Target, which seeks to provide 20% of energy in the country from renewable resources. "Potential reasons for this include the relatively ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... missing from the discussion at the moment is the likelihood, in my opinion, of an increase in the willingness of NGOs to target funds via the members on the basis of the companies they're invested in," Paterson said. "Few superannuation funds have established ...

ETI to focus on collaborative supply chain initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... process for sandstone sourced from Rajasthan and garments from southern India," ETI said in its annual review. "Each will target the underlying factors that keep workers trapped in low pay and poor conditions, so enabling us to drive positive, lasting ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has become the first private investor to fund an environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) in the City of Melbourne. The agreement, signed between NAB, the City of Melbourne, Low Carbon Australia and the owner of 123 Queen ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... CO2 emissions by 2020, the door was left open to increase those cuts should there be a strong international agreement to target global emissions reduction. "Australia went with an ETS, and the focus is on meeting, at lowest cost, scheme caps that are ...

Use of renewable energy to grow by 6% a year to 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... decades', Grafton said in a statement accompanying the research report's publication. The government's Renewable Energy Target (RET) and the introduction of carbon pricing will drive those changes, the report said. The RET sets a mandatory target of ...

Low Carbon Australia partners with Macquarie Equipment Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia and Macquarie Equipment Finance have established an Energy Efficient Asset Financing Program to stimulate uptake of clean energy technologies in existing commercial buildings. The Energy Efficient Asset Financing Program will provide ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... capital management, Woolworths disclosed a 30% decrease in LITFR, down to 8.51 for 2011. However, the company had set a target last year of 8.0 for 2011. LTIFR is calculated by multiplying the number of lost-time injuries by 1,000,000 and then dividing ...