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Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... the strength of those sustainability credentials, whether that be an employee whose survey increased, or whether that is energy efficiency, those programs are really important." There should be more focus on drawing connections between the value of a ...

Vast Solar begins construction on 6MW solar thermal station

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Construction began in mid-April and is expected to finish by the end of the year. CST power generation uses the sun's thermal energy, Vast Solar explained. "Mirror arrays capture solar energy as heat, and the heat is stored and then released as needed ...

UCA Funds Management names fossil fuel exclusion stocks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... coking coal and conventional oil remain eligible for investment, and "[w]here a company is a major investor in renewable energy, that interest will be offset from excluded fossil fuels interests when considering whether the company remains open for investment," ...

Government announces plan to abolish ARENA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian government has announced plans to repeal the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011 and abolish ARENA, a move that would return AU$1.3 billion to consolidated revenue. Treasurer Joe Hockey unveiled the 2014/2015 budget on Tuesday ...

Don Henry named fellow at University of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... university said. "Climate change is the great challenge of our generation and we are now in a major period of change for energy production and consumption around the world," Henry said in a statement. "The good news is that in the last decade renewable ...

Sustainable Business Australia named WBCSD global partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... "collaborate on business solutions to complex sustainability issues." Australia has been a pioneer on climate action, smart energy technologies, and the development of biodiversity markets," said Peter Bakker, WBCSD's president and CEO. "Up until recently ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... includes 246 community organisations across 650 locations in Australia to offer safe, fair, and affordable loans, savings, energy inclusion and other programs and has reached over 125,000 people. In Victoria, Good Shepherd Microfinance operates three ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... be seen as a meta-theme that represents a family of risks, such as resource scarcity issues, demographic change issues, energy issues, technology issues among other issues. That convergence and interplay of risks should be integrated into how trustees ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... that microfinance and other financial services account for about a fifth of respondents' impact investment assets, with energy at 11% and housing at 8%. Allocations are primarily in private markets - 44% of assets are currently invested through private ...

CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... adapted or supplemented to allow better disclosure of CASRs - which CDSB defines as "risks associated with fossil fuel energy resources becoming un-burnable due to policy commitments or other activity designed to address climate change." "Unburnable ...