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Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... more tools to integrate commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals, said Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). "There are new protocols for understanding different aspects of company ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Fund manager Australian Ethical Investment funds under management grew by 13% in the fourth quarter of 2015, off the back of investment returns and net inflows. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical reported ...

Six Australian companies get gold in RobecoSAM yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Six listed Australian companies were assessed as Gold Class medals in this year's RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook. The RobecoSAM Sustainabiltiy Yearbook 2016 assesses companies' sustainability performance in 2015 and includes the best 15% per industry ...

AGL opens Nyngan, Broken Hill solar plants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... energy market and overcome two barriers- energy market design and the closure of older, high-emitting power plants. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) last week announced that 22 projects will progress to the next stage of its AU$100 million ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... affordable housing and achieving home ownership," said Debby Blakey, HESTA CEO. "So, it's appropriate that HESTA's first Australian impact investment has the potential to both earn a financial return and help address a social issue impacting the community ...

Impact Investing Australia to develop Impact Capital Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... participants are constructing vehicles and seeking opportunities to accelerate its development. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia Late last year, Impact Investing Australia launched ...

ARENA selects 22 projects for $100m funding round

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced 22 projects will progress to the next stage of its AU$100 million large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) competitive round. The projects were able to demonstrate its cost of energy was below ...

CEFC receives new investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... adopted in the consultation draft investment mandate represents an appropriate approach that allows the CEFC to support Australian government policy priorities while still allowing a measure of investment flexibility necessary to build a portfolio that ...

ARENA allocates funds for biomass research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided AU$3 million to the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) to undertake a comprehensive biomass for bioenergy assessment. RIRDC will conduct the AU$6.2 million project ...

Workplace diversity a driver of innovation: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Workplace diversity and inclusion are drivers of innovation, according to Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia Picking up on the release of the government's National Innovation and Science Agenda, DCA pressed ...