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Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Minister Julie Bishop and Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia Josh Frydenberg announced the federal government's intention to implement the reporting initiative. The initiative drives improved governance in both companies that operate ...

ARENA makes six new appointments to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... participants included Origin Energy, Infigen Energy, Genex Power, Neoen Australia and others. Recently, the federal government announced that it would retain ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) an announced that the two specialist agencies ...

Investors call for affordable housing bonds, aggregating body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... projects. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia In January, the federal government established an Affordable Housing Working Group to investigate ways in which to increase the supply of affordable rental housing. ...

Moree Solar Farm signs PPA with Origin Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Moree Solar Farm, "meeting consumer demand for renewable energy and helping meet Origin's obligations under the Federal Government's Renewable Energy Target," Origin noted. "The agreement is yet another Australian market first for FRV and demonstrates ...

Government launches new Clean Energy Innovation Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The federal government will retain the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and has announced that the two specialist agencies will jointly manage a AU$1 billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF). ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
There is a need to develop metrics to measure social impacts of impact investment in sectors such as affordable and social housing, healthcare, homelessness and vulnerable children and young adults among others, according to investment and governance ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Although Australia has signed on to the agreement, it is not expected to cause any immediate changes to the federal government's climate change policy. However, legal experts who attended COP 21 believe that the progressive nature of the agreement, the ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... such as their divestment this year from Transfield, now Broadspectrum, over the company's contract with the federal government to provide welfare and garrison services to asylum seekers held offshore in Manus Island and Nauru. However, Murphy also talked ...

South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... this, particularly in the Adelaide market," he said. "Between the South Australia state government and the federal government, there's a huge opportunity for that." In September, the state parliament of Victoria passed legislation offering EUAs statewide. ...

CEFC to provide up to $30m financing to City of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... based on the outcomes of a five year council emission reduction plan," according to a joint statement from the federal government and the City of Melbourne. "I am delighted the Australian Government, through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, is investing ...