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Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The government's proposed 2013-2014 budget provides both approval and disappointment for advocates of the clean energy and energy efficiency industries, as measures impact on funding of both the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
IT services provider CA Technologies says there is increased consumer demand for companies to manage IT energy consumption and carbon emissions, driving increased uptake of their enterprise software products, and impacting CA Technologies' sustainability ...

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... it falls out of the screening preference. Those stocks have done well over the past 12 months. There is a bias away from energy and resources, and those companies tend not to pay outside dividends, are generally cyclical and have underperformed over ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... them." There is a much broader selection of 23 leaders on ESG reporting, according to the ACSI report, ranging from AGL Energy, ANZ Bank, BHP Billiton, CSL, Transurban Group, Qantas, Telstra and Woolworths. "We wanted to congratulate the leaders, really," ...

National Sustainability Council issues macro-theme report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... work/family roles, global population growth and the growth of the middle class in Asia and the concomitant pressures on energy, water and food system resources which should also drive demand for Australian commodities, agriculture and services, climate ...

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Companies are reducing their energy costs with audits that unlock a combination of solutions including upgrades, process improvements and examining energy demands, according to Pangolin Associates. Pangolin Associates conducts energy audits as part ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... allocation of capital in Australia. We are directly impacting employment, innovation, infrastructure, productivity, taxation, energy investment and the like."

Geodynamics announces successful test of geothermal energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... geothermal capability. I would like to acknowledge the support of the Australian government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's provision of the Renewable Energy Demonstration Program grant funding. This has been critical to allowing Geodynamics ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is already evaluating potential projects and will potentially make funding commitments ahead of its official launch in July, said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates "When I took the role, I set ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... ASX-listed companies with coal assets included BHP Billiton, with 8.87 GtCO2 in their reserves, Rio Tinto with 3.70 GtCO2, AGL Energy with 2.72 GtCO2, Whitehaven Coal with 2.09 GtCO2, Wesfarmers with 1.14 GtCO2, Alumina woth 0.09 GtCO2 and Aquila Resources ...