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Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Former Climate Change Minister Greg Combet predicted that Abbott government policy on greenhouse gas emissions reduction will not survive, telling an audience of superannuation funds and funds managers that the investment industry has a role to play ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... costs, waste and carbon emissions across sectors including manufacturing, agriculture, horticulture, utilities and local government." The CEFC is capable of financing bioenergy projects such as converting food and meat processing waste into biogas, producing ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustees have an obligation to respond to environmental, social and governance (ESG) related issues, and institutions are finding collaborative means to integrate ESG considerations into their operations, according to a panel of ...

Carnegie Wave Energy installs first CETO 5 unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... part of Australia's energy mix," said Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "CETO is a prime example of how, with the right government support, a technology can progress along the innovation chain towards commercialisation. It is also evidence that developing ...

Mutuals, co-ops have turnover of $104 billion: BCCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... co-operative. The role of co-operatives and mutuals in a sustainable economy is starting to become part of mainstream government thinking. The federal government's Agricultural Competitiveness Green Paper recommends the development of more farmer-owned ...

Montreal Carbon Pledge a building block: Cbus' Atkin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Montreal Carbon Pledge will be an opportunity for signatories to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to demonstrate the impact that climate change will have on investments and strategies, according to David Atkin, Cbus CEO ...

International Integrated Reporting Council launches Public Sector Pioneer Network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... representatives from the World Bank Group, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the City of London Corporation, the Welsh Government and UK government departments, according to IIRC. The group was launched at the World Bank Public Sector Integrated ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... year," said Katie McCoy, head of forests at CDP. "There is a lot of discussion about reducing deforestation at the government and the company level. There is a business case for reducing deforestation. But what we're measuring on our data that we've ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... investments and 5-20% is allocated to cash. The fund features screens for ethical investments and environmental, social and government factors. This fossil fuel free policy extends to the cash allocation, but Verwey previously told The Sustainability ...

CEFC allocates more than AU$930m in first full year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... annual report. CEFC also calculates that total cost per tonne of CO2-e abated equals a return of AU$2.40 per tonne after government cost of borrowing and operating costs. "We have worked with co-finance partners developing investment opportunities, which ...