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ARENA co-funds South Australia solar thermal power study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will contribute AU$1 million to a feasibility study into solar thermal power generation at Port Augusta, South Australia. ARENA will partner with natural gas and electricity provider, Alinta, and the South ...

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. ...

ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Members of the Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV) outperformed the global sample in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) in the areas of management and policy, but need to improve their implementation ...

Australia passes 2m mark for small-scale renewable systems

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
There are more than two million small-scale renewable energy systems operating in Australia, according to the Clean Energy Regulator. The Clean Energy Regulator says lower costs of renewable energy systems and the financial incentives derived from the ...

Paladin Energy, Swala Energy join EITI Supporting Companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Australian companies Paladin Energy and Swala Energy and seven other oil, mining and gas companies have recently joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as supporting companies. According to the EITI, 85 companies around the ...

Climate Bonds Standard tackles low-carbon transport

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Standard has established a Low-Carbon Transport working group which will develop eligibility criteria to certify low-carbon transport-related bonds. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds chair The group consists of Michael Replogle, managing ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
The final version of the Integrated Reporting framework has given greater clarity to how companies can report on materiality and content elements while increasing the flexibility of the framework's application by companies, according to the three Australian ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
The potential impact investment market is estimated at AU$32 billion over the next decade, but current capital commitments and active investors are small, relative to what is needed to achieve that figure, according to a recent report. David Rickards ...

Climate Friendly, Corporate Carbon Advisory in CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Climate Friendly and Corporate Carbon Advisory have developed a biomass project for inclusion under the Carbon Farming Initiative, and are exploring new projects for inclusion under the proposed Direct Action Plan. Climate Friendly and Corporate Carbon ...

Expanded EUAs could generate $4.5bn investment in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
If environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) are expanded to encompass commercial properties across Victoria, the EUA financing vehicle could generate AU$4.5 billion of commercially attractive investment and create over 18,000 jobs, according to new research. ...