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ANZ creates hydroelectric power policy for lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank has created a hydroelectric power policy so that the bank can align its lending practices with best practices regarding issues such as water quality and working with communities that might be impacted by infrastructure development. The bank ...

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... BHP Billiton reported a 5 million tCO2e (-20%) Scope 2 GHG emission reduction, with the purchase of zero carbon emissions hydro-electricity to power the Mozal aluminium smelter contributing to this improvement. Companies responding to the CDP survey ...

Environmental, operating risk to unconventional oil projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The historically high price of oil is fuelling the economics of unconventional petroleum projects, but investors must factor in greater risk from environmental liabilities such as marine hydrocarbon spills and ongoing operational costs when assessing ...

Clean Energy Council: keep Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... solar hot water. In addition, the equivalent of more than 2.1m households is now powered by large-scale renewables such as hydro and wind." The RET is reviewed every two years. The CEC is supporting the continuation of the 20% RET by 2020, saying that ...

Accountancy profession a driver of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The accountancy profession has an important role to play in how companies integrate sustainability into strategy and reporting, and accountants need to consider sustainability issues from a number of perspectives, according to two professors from the ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... by government bodies, and that won't go away.... But looking at a corporation level, you might find that a large winery, hydro plant - companies that have a lot of water in their process - that's where IR would end up being used, rather than using a ...

AMP Capital fund buys stake in Indian clean energy company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... (SGEL) for almost US$29m. SGEL develops, owns and operates a portfolio of power generation assets across the agri-waste, hydro and wind sectors. The Hyderabad-based SGEL has both geographical and fuel diversification, positioning it as a leading renewable ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... support for new technologies, while not distorting the existing markets for proven clean energy sources like wind, solar and hydro. The panel's recognition of the need for the CEFC to work in tandem with the Renewable Energy Target and a carbon price ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... beyond," she said. Christodoulou noted that AustralianSuper's largest single infrastructure investment is a stake in Pacific Hydro, one of the world's leading renewable energy companies. It develops, owns and operates wind and run-of-river hydroelectricity ...

Renewable energy provides 10% of Australia's electricity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... produced over 300 terawatt-hours of electricity, 9.6% of which came from renewable energy up from 8.7% for the year before. Hydro electricity generated two thirds of the renewable energy in 2011, aided by strong rainfalls in key hydro catchments. There ...