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Coca-Cola Amatil announces that 70% of bottles will be recycled plastic

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Mount Franklin and Pump 750ml. "As Australia's biggest beverage company, we have a responsibility to help solve the plastic waste crisis," said Vamsi Mohan Thati, president of Coca-Cola Australia. "Coca-Cola's goal is to keep plastic packaging out of ...

ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... contracts. "Australian banks face challenges monitoring their IT supply chains," the report said. "For example, disposal of e-waste is notoriously difficult to track and will require additional resources to manage beyond first-tier suppliers." The report ...

Infrastructure Capital Group launches Australian Renewables Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... they're all within the renewable energy space, and will include solar, wind, batteries, hydro, and potentially energy from waste as well." ARIF already contains three brownfield assets, and Laidlaw said that most new projects likely to be in the development ...

Climate Bond Initiative identifies nearly 400 green infrastructure projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... that align with international definitions of green include low carbon transport, renewable energy, sustainable water and waste management, and low carbon buildings. The infrastructure investment opportunities are explored based on these four sectors. ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... included $1.1 billion in renewable energy, $939 million in energy efficiency, $100 million in transport and $127 million in waste-related projects, said CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth. At 30 June 2018, total investment commitments since inception exceeded $6.6 ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... is committed to reducing the harmful effect of packaging on Australian communities, working closely with government, the waste and recycling industries, businesses and manufacturers. APCO is required to report regularly to government on how its activities ...

Macquarie Group issues £500 million facility to finance green projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... billion loan facility. The green tranches will be used to support renewable energy projects initially, and energy efficiency, waste management, green buildings and clean transportation projects in the future, Macquarie said. The £500 million facility ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... index assessed producers against nine factors including: emissions; deforestation; water scarcity; antibiotic immunity; waste; working conditions; food safety; animal welfare and sustainable proteins. Out of the 36 companies with a combined market capitalisation ...

Nanuk Asset Management explores themes underpinning New World Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... supply chain of a given theme or sub-theme." Nanuk has identified clean energy, energy efficiency, industrial efficiency, waste, pollution and recycling, water, food and agriculture, advanced materials, and healthcare technology as the overarching themes ...

NZ Super Fund invests US$65 million in Rubicon Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
The NZ Super Fund has invested US$65 million in cloud-based waste and recycling technology company Rubicon Global. The US$65 million investment falls under the fund's expansion capital, which is a type of private equity investment in relatively mature ...