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Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
A new report from the Wilderness Society shows that 73% of all deforestation in Queensland is linked to beef production, calling on Australian companies to assess their exposures to deforestation in the beef supply chain. The Wilderness Society conducted ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... with the ACT," he said. "We're probably more focused on the intersection of the circular economy and climate change in Queensland. "That was one of the comments made about Australia -- in the absence of a national framework, you're seeing the states ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... projects, Foresight said. Established in 2017, Foresight manages a $400 million portfolio, including four solar farms in Queensland and the 110MW Bannerton project in Victoria, a 192 hectare solar farm that provides clean energy to the Melbourne Tram ...

ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Exploration Association, the Business Council of Australia, the Minerals Council of Australia, the NSW Minerals Council, the Queensland Resources Council, the Resource Industry Network, and the South Australian Chamber of Mines & Energy, and ACCR noted ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... in the report. The five largest green bond transactions to date have been led by New South Wales TCorp $1.8 billion, Queensland Treasury Corporation $1.25 billion, NAB EUR750 million ($1.2 billion) and Macquarie Group GBP500 million ($883 million). "More ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions intensity in three of the assets within the portfolio: Robina Town Centre in the Gold Coast (Queensland), Eastland in Melbourne (Victoria) and Grand Central in Toowoomba (Queensland), Climate Bonds Initiative said. The QSCF Green ...

Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... solar plants in the UK, Southern Europe, and Australia. In Australia, Foresight manages AU$400 million across four Queensland solar farms and the Bannerton project in Victoria, a 192 hectare site that can generate enough clean electricity to power 30,000 ...

CEFC takes $51m stake in Victoria's Kiamal Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... us to diversify our own investment portfolio for the longer term." The CEFC's earlier equity investments include the Queensland's Ross River Solar Farm and Tasmania's Granville Harbour Wind Farm. "The successful Financial Close of Kiamal constitutes ...

CEFC nears $1 billion mark in investment in Australia's wind sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... agreement with the CEFC, RATCH-Australia will install storage capability at its 42.5MW Collinsville solar project in Queensland to improve grid stability in the region. The CEFC has previously provided finance to the Collinsville project. "RATCH-Australia ...

Coca Cola, WWF-Australia, farmers mark 10 years of Project Catalyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
More than 130 Queensland sugarcane farmers are participating in a partnership between Coca-Cola and the World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF-Australia), which provides funding to study innovative and more sustainable farming techniques to positively ...