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Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... carbon farming is a multi-million dollar agribusiness that generates jobs for Aboriginal people and stimulates economic development of Aboriginal lands. "Aboriginal carbon projects will likely have to compete with other industrial projects to sell credits ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... change solutions has increased over last year's estimate of US$346 billion, and the issuer base has expanded beyond development banks to include corporates and municipalities. The report differentiates between "green bonds", referring to bonds that are ...

Quantifying intangible assets to manage, drive company value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... value comes from intangible assets, valuation and management becomes ever more important. "If you're in a business development or sales area, for example, you know you're going to get a contract if your quality is good, your reputation is good, your ...

ARENA commits AU$18.5m to Energy Developments project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have committed AU$18.5 million to a hybrid renewable energy/diesel project at Coober Pedy in South Australia. Energy Developments Limited (ENE) is developing a project to combine wind, solar and diesel ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... scale," according to FSG. The paper was sponsored by National Australia Bank, Itau Unibanco, and the Inter-American Development Bank. It stresses that banks need to see creating shared value as a business strategy, rather than a public relations exercise. ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... of sea level rise, which could happen within this decade. These risks have global economic implications - the Asian Development Bank found that climate change could cost 5.3% of GDP in East Asia. So adaptation actions that reduce business risks are important ...

Carbon Trade Exchange launches REC trading platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... last year to provide a "secure, transparent and liquid web-based trading environment to spot trade RECs." CTX began development after the current coalition government pledged to retain the Renewable Energy Target (RET), and launched it after Clive Palmer ...

Global Reporting Initiative hires chief of staff

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... position of chief of staff and hired Tuulia Syvanen for the role. As chief of staff, Syvanen will coordinate strategy development and monitoring and operational management. She will work with the executive management team to "plan and formulate GRI's ...

ARENA provides $11 million grant to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... provide a AU$20 million, five-year loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy to help accelerate final stage technology development, the CEFC said. The CETO 6 project features larger units that are a "key driver" of lower energy costs compared to CETO 5 ...

Community 21 launches share offer to raise up to AU$4m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... offering will be used to fund new initiatives including a crowdfunding project supporting social outcomes, and the development of impact investing vehicles such as a social impact fund, allowing for equity investment in social impact projects, Community ...