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Renewable energy provides 10% of Australia's electricity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Nearly 10% of Australia's electricity was derived from renewable energy sources in the year to September 2011, according to a report by the Clean Energy Council. According to the council's Clean Energy Australia Report 2011, Australia's electricity ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... costs associated with the carbon pricing policy, and firms will not lose competitiveness. Under the recently passed Clean Energy Future legislative package, AU$300m will be provided over four years to the steel industry with the "objective of encouraging ...

Low Carbon Australia partners with Macquarie Equipment Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia and Macquarie Equipment Finance have established an Energy Efficient Asset Financing Program to stimulate uptake of clean energy technologies in existing commercial buildings. The Energy Efficient Asset Financing Program will provide ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... (CO2-e) per million dollars of earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) - fell from 956 in 2010 to 881 in 2011. Woolworths' energy, water and waste intensity also all fell in the last financial year. The retailer has committed to reducing CO2-e by 40% ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, reported a reduction in its carbon footprint of 37%, primarily due to a decrease in construction activities, while also reporting net sales ...

Carbon credits to be regulated as financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "It's expected, and it's appropriate," said Grant Anderson, a partner in the energy and resources group at Allens Arthur Robinson. "Carbon units will be traded, and while they are of course, different from ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... bonds as contributing to the delivery of a low carbon economy. In its first stage, the Climate Bond Standard lists wind energy investments currently eligible with an expansion to solar energy and other renewable energy investments to follow in the coming ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... principles when making investment decisions in socially and environmentally sensitive sectors - water, forestry and forests, energy and extractive industries. "Together, these policies and tools are helping us to embed a culture of responsible lending ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... managers are creating funds that invest in so-called "green bonds" - bonds with investments in projects such as renewable energy developments. While it is possible to source sufficient supply of bonds that are verifiably invested in mitigation and adaptation ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... chain. Out of the 22 issues that were identified by stakeholders, reputation and market positioning, climate change and energy, carbon pricing, waste and water management, engagement with employees, tenants and customers and stakeholders, housing affordability ...