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ARENA co-funds South Australia solar thermal power study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Augusta, South Australia. ARENA will partner with natural gas and electricity provider, Alinta, and the South Australian government on the AU$2.3 million study, which will "boost the nation's solar thermal knowledge base and strengthen relationships ...

SVA names Mark Herbertt Queensland director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... has named Mark Herbertt Queensland director. Mark Herbertt, Social Ventures Australia Herbertt has worked in both the government and private sector, in Australia, the Seychelles and the UK, SVA said. He has served on the boards of several non-profits ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has joined the I nternational Climate Bond Standards Board. IGCC represents more than 85 European institutional investors, with total funds under management of approximately EUR7.5 trillion. ...

Paladin Energy, Swala Energy join EITI Supporting Companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... "The EITI could not function without a committed company constituency," Moberg said. "By sitting at the table with government and civil society and finding solutions to improve accountability, companies are ensuring that the EITI process is making a ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... investment as long as you're taking into account the necessarily prudential and fiduciary duties. " The report cites various government initiatives to explore and enable greater investment in impact investments, such as the Social Enterprise Development ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Kmart's decision to publish the locations of its supplier factories in Bangladesh has been welcomed as a new level of transparency around supply chain risk. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Target, which, like Kmart, is owned by Wesfarmers, will follow ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) and VicSuper are in the top five pension funds for their approach to managing climate risk, but overall, the world's largest asset owners are failing to manage the growing financial risks posed by climate change, according ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Philanthropies is an historic step, not only for CDP and our cities program, but for the environment. Across all areas of government, both national and local, business and investment, action on sustainability is gaining momentum."

Climate Friendly, Corporate Carbon Advisory in CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas, Climate Friendly and Corporate Carbon Advisory explain. A new methodology was developed and approved by government, and the project was then audited such that Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) could be issued by the Clean Energy ...

Co-operatives "have role to play" in public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... matter of bringing the policy makers, the clients the consumer end of the market and the funding end of the market, government, together with an existing successful business sector and working on the solutions that are going to provide positive outcomes ...