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Impact Investing Australia surveys $1.2bn impact investment universe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... jobs created, 1072 people with disabilities supported, 669 mental health sessions delivered and 11501 MWh of renewable energy generated. Respondents also reported that since inception, ï¬nancial returns for assets in the data-set across all asset classes ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... concentrated on are goals related to the more obvious role of a bank, including Goal 1 - No Poverty; Goal 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy; Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth. Toohill at Westpac states that Goal 8 is "very much the core of the role ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... climate change. NZ Super has long integrated responsible investment into its strategy, and has implemented a renewable energy investment strategy. The fund will look to make positive investments towards companies and investment vehicles that act to mitigate ...

Connecting off-grid communities with renewable tech: AllGrid Energy

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
AllGrid Energy, an Indigenous-owned and operated company, is implementing a strategy to place solar panel and battery storage systems in remote, off-grid Indigenous communities in Australia. AllGrid Energy, which launched last year as a partnership ...

Opportunities in the Emissions Reduction Fund for the waste industry

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
In the run up to the upcoming fourth auction for the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF), the Clean Energy Regulator has encouraged the registration of waste management projects for participation in future auctions. Michelle Bruce, manager at the Clean Energy ...

Oliver Yates to step down as Clean Energy Finance Corporation CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO Oliver Yates is stepping down from the position. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO Yates has worked as CEO since the CEFC was founded in 2013. The CEFC board has now commenced a CEO ...

ARENA grants $18m to Queensland combined wind, solar, storage project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed up to AU$18 million for a project combining solar, wind and battery storage to be built in North Queensland. The AU$18 million is in the form of recoupable grant funding for a Windlab and ...

CEFC, Commonwealth Bank launch energy efficient finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Commonwealth Bank have launched an AU$100 million Energy Efficient Equipment Finance program for Australian businesses. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The new finance program ...

Stockland reports on integrated sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... reduction in the emission intensity of its retail portfolio by FY17 (based on FY14 baseline); and achieve a 40% reduction in energy usage per residential lot and retirement living home incorporated into the design of newly developed projects (compared ...

Teachers Mutual Bank installs solar panels, LED lights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Combined with carbon offsets, Teachers Mutual Bank said they now have "net zero" buildings - those which generate clean energy and have net zero carbon emissions. "The investment in renewable energy is essential to minimising our environmental footprint ...