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Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
While Australia waits to see who will form government for the 45 th session of Parliament, stakeholders with environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus are turning their attention to their policy objectives for the next term, as well as developing ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
The climate-aligned bond universe is US$694 billion, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative Bonds and Climate Change: The State of the Market in 2016 (SotM). The climate-aligned bond universe has grown 16% or US$96 billion from 2015, with unlabelled ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Ninety percent of ASX200 companies provided some level of reporting on sustainability factors in their 2015 public disclosures, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual review of corporate sustainability disclosure. ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Australian businesses are aware of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and many are planning strategic partnerships targeting material goals, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s 8 th Annual ...

CEFC provides $68m finance to Geelong office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is providing AU$68 million to finance the stretching of a commercial property development from five to five and a half NABERS stars. Development at 1 Malop Street (Photo provided by CEFC) The CEFC is lending ...

ARENA funds Southern Oil Refining biofuel lab pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing AU$2.4 million in funding for Southern Oil Refining to develop and build a biocrude and biofuel laboratory in Queensland. The laboratory project, which will be based in Yarwun near Gladstone ...

Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Australian councils are "missing out" on lower cost, clean energy solutions and should consider how to improve their infrastructure for better energy performance, according to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The CEFC has published a new market ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives ARENA grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided AU$425,000 in grant funding to Sustainable Melbourne Fund to assist councils in Victoria to set up environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
German solar power systems provider MEP Werke GmbH and its sponsor and private equity investor Strasser Capital GmbH, are joining the partner program of Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). MEP Werke said that joining the partner program is the first step ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
A solar and battery storage project at a Sandfire Resources mine in remote Western Australia has become fully operational, becoming the largest off-grid solar PV system in Australia. Sandfire Resources' DeGrussa Solar Plant is now operational (photo ...