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Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... play in bringing in public policy based on "rational economic thought" and science. Former Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet Speaking at the annual CIO & COO of the Year awards sponsored by La Trobe Financial and the Fund ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is looking to expand its investments in bioenergy technologies, according to Ted Dow, CEFC CIO. Ted Dow, CEFC CIO Currently, bioenergy investments at the CEFC stand at 10% or AU$100 million of the overall ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... risk management and opportunity seeking are two different issues. Theodore Dow, the chief investment officer of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) noted that part of the AU$10 billion fund's job is to make investments in renewable energy, emissions ...

Carnegie Wave Energy installs first CETO 5 unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Carnegie Wave Energy has successfully installed and operated its first CETO 5 wave energy unit at its Perth Wave Energy project site in Western Australia. Carnegie reported that the CETO 5 unit has been operating for "a little over a week" and that ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... integrated sustainability strategy that stretches out to 2030 and includes targets of becoming "net positive" on water and energy. Paul Edwards, group general manager sustainability, Mirvac Mirvac recently reported on its 2013/2014 performance, which ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... that reduction was the "continued improvement and adoption of nitrous oxide abatement technology at Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers," along with efforts across the rest of the business, Wesfarmers said. Wesfarmers also reported that this ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... "stagnated" from 2013 to 2014, and 42% requested to disclose information on their water risks failed to do so, CDP said. The energy level has the lowest level of disclosure, and some of the largest persistent non-disclosing companies by market capitalisation ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has allocated investment of more than AU$930 million dollars in projects with total value of over AU$3.2 billion in its first full year of investing. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO ...

Climate Bond Standard to establish water investment criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... water treatment infrastructure, agricultural usage, storm and flood drainage and protection. The group will also look at energy efficiency thresholds required to qualify for climate bond certification, Climate Bonds Initiative said. "The potential for ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... should exit those investments, and/or make new investments elsewhere, invest money into renewables or emerging sources of energy which might replace fossil fuels," El Hassan said. "Climate change may be one factor in these decisions, which has a number ...