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Clean Energy Finance Corporation backs large-scale solar developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... 25% of its current grid electricity tariffs, the CEFC said. The solar will also reduce the building's greenhouse gas emissions by 3,728 tonnes over the life of the system. The CEFC has committed up to $153,000 towards the YourDC solar project The building ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
A growing number of companies around the world are adopting Science-Based Targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while within Australia and New Zealand, more companies are reporting data to CDP, according to CDP's 2017 Climate Change Report. CDP ...

ANZ Bank identifies climate change as component within credit risk, talks TCFD guidelines in 2017 Annual Review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... reported $6.9 billion in cash profit, and an 11.9% cash return on equity as well as a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from its premises, against a 2013 baseline. ANZ said in the Annual Review that it has tracked the "average emissions intensity ...

Australian companies developing internal carbon price within the next two years: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... next two years. Of the Australian companies providing data to CDP, 60^ have set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, as compared to 85% of companies globally, while 94%have climate change integrated into their business strategy and 87% have ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, ARENA, extend partnership in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... are saving Victorian small to medium enterprises $1.5 million per annum, and cutting 5,953 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. "There are plenty more to come," said Scott Bocskay, SMF CEO. "If you look at the history of EUFs, the vision is starting to ...

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... evaluated companies on three climate-related indicators, finding that 116 ASX200 companies (58%) reported on greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, 88 ASX200 companies (43%) published policy statements acknowledging climate change as a business risk, and ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... up to governments to stand by the commitments they made and implement their national plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and respond to the physical impacts of climate change," said Frank Pegan, chief executive officer of Catholic Super and chair ...

CEFC lends $30 million to ResourceCo for conversion of waste into PEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... society's reliance on both landfill disposal practices and fossil fuels. By achieving this we help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, avoid soil and water contamination, and conserve resources." When operational, the Wetherill Park plant will process around ...

South Pole Group acquires Climate Friendly, splits business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... landowners and traditional owners to unlock value from their land whilst reducing significant volumes of greenhouse gas emissions."

Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... raised as part of this engagement. Tassal offers fewer feedstock concerns, their product produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions and it avoids the issue of land clearing."