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PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... (UK) and Walden Asset Management (US). "Water scarcity and quality are starting to constrain shale gas and tight oil development," said Piet Klop, senior advisor responsible investment at PGGM Investments. "PGGM is keen to engage with companies to better ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... year, said Hugh Grossman, RepuTex executive director. "I think to a certain degree [the Senate vote] is an interesting development, but in practical application, it doesn't change things for liable entities, purely because we're operating in an uncertain ...

CEFC provides $20m loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... provided a AU$20 million, five-year loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy to help accelerate final stage technology development, the CEFC said. Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The loan facility provision is CEFC's first wave energy investment. Carnegie invested ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... arrangements, including a requirement that superannuation trustee chair and a majority of directors be independent, and the development, implementation and disclosure to members of an ESG risk management policy. "We think that superannuation companies ...

Ernst Ligteringen to step down from GRI in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... leadership offered by Ernst Ligteringen over the past 11 years has been a very important factor in GRI's remarkable development and the pivotal role it is now playing in the growth of sustainability reporting," said Christianna Wood, chairman of the ...

Social Ventures Australia funds Melbourne LEGO club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... extroverted," Deakin said. "Construction play groups offer kids an inexpensive opportunity for cognitive and social development." Deakin was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2013 to travel overseas and learn techniques to accommodate sensory learning ...

South Australia government to support Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... let their debt accumulate to a point where they feel helpless," said Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development at NAB, said Good Money's aim is to make available safe financial services for those in need and to give them the confidence ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Mentor program has created $4.20 in social value per dollar invested. Glen Brennan, head of Indigenous finance and development at National Australia Bank NAB evaluated the progress they made in 2013 and outlined its 2014 commitments in their most recent ...

CCA final report reveals future policy shock for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... encourage them to do." The CCA's analysis "frames the uncertainty created by the proposed carbon price repeal and development of the Emissions Reduction Fund as a short-term trend," the IGCC said. This creates climate policy risk for institutional investors ...

Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... project," SMF said in its submission to the government. SMF outlined five key steps for inclusion in the ERF - the development of an ERF method based on EUA legislation. Further, SMF said the government has to disclose a benchmark price for price discovery ...