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Low Carbon Australia certifies water recycling plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... water, recycled water and sewerage services to around 150,000 residents, said John Wilkinson, Western Water's managing director. The population is growing by about 6,000 residents annually, he added. "With that kind of growth, it's imperative that we ...

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining names director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Saleem Ali has been appointed director to the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM), which is part of the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at the University of Queensland. Ali will join the University of Queensland as CSRM's new leader ...

LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... property delivered a 17% IRR over 24 months and had an investor return on equity of over 33%, said Chris Slack, Harvest director. "The commercial office property market is highly competitive in Australia, and through its partnership with Low Carbon Australia ...

IIGCC calls for reform to EU Emissions Trading Scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... reductions by catalysing innovation and driving investment in low carbon solutions," said Stephanie Pfeiffer, IGCC executive director. "This is not happening.... At under seven euros per tonne, the carbon price is not even high enough to support a switch ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... participation, and where are the points of intervention where they can add value through derisking," said Emma Herd, executive director, emissions and environment at Westpac. "The fact that they've also looked at a structure that is a deal-by-deal approach ...

SAM targets 2,500 companies for sustainability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... assessment has risen from 468 to 1,237. "We take a best-in-class approach in our assessments," said Rodrigo Amandi, managing director of SAM Indexes. "In this way, we strive to motivate companies in each sector to intensify their sustainability initiatives. ...

Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Nelmara Arbex is deputy chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which provides the most commonly accepted set of guidelines for sustainability reporting. During the Australian GRI conference in Melbourne on 26-28 March, Arbex spoke ...

David Green named Clean Energy Council CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... executive of the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy (UKBCSE) from 2001 to the start of this year, and is an executive director of the International Business Council for Sustainable Energy, whose members include the Clean Energy Council. "As Australia ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... framework for evaluating program design and oversight. SROI could augment the SPM process, said Calum Scott, social impact director at Opportunity International Australia. "We're undertaking this not because we think we're going to nail this, not even ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... needed on the ground in our regions and guided by the deep expertise of our members," said Louise O'Halloran, executive director, RIAA. "Bringing that expertise together as a global force is an incredibly powerful benefit for our community of members ...