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CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... financial year, the CEFC's new commitments included $246mm in renewables - solar ($199 million), wind ($37 million) and waste-to-energy/bioenergy ($10 million) - with a further $238 million in energy efficiency projects. The CEFC has made more than 55 ...

Climate-aligned bond universe reaches $597.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... made up 20%, or US$118.4 billion. The remaining 10% of bonds came from buildings and industry, agriculture and forestry, waste and pollution, water themes, and multi-sector bonds. The report was commissioned by the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. ...

CEFC, NAB launch $120m green finance fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... equipment, businesses can lower energy and operating costs, cut heating, cooling and lighting bills and even create energy from waste," Yates said. "This investment program is available to provide an incentive for businesses to act now, undertaking both ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
ANZ is partnering with the Australian Water Association (AWA) on water and wastewater management programs in South-East Asia. Christina Tonkin, ANZ managing director of global loans and advisory. The partnership will see AWA focus on "knowledge sharing ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... its role in society is a core skillset for a CSO." Other priorities included reducing negative environmental impacts and waste reduction and recycling initiatives, promoting diversity in the workplace, and managing regulatory impacts. Respondents from ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... identifies the top three material ESG issues to the utilities sector as greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and effluents and waste, community relations and product sustainability. These material issues, which offer both risks and opportunities to the entire ...

Abbot Point Port Expansion leads controversy list: RepRisk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... analytics. The Abbot Point Port Expansion project was joint-third on the list. RepRisk cited impact on ecosystems and landscapes, waste issues, local pollution, global pollution and impacts on communities as the top ESG issues related to the project.The ...

Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... carbon neutrality and implementing best practices "to achieve deep carbon reduction in urban transportation, energy use and waste systems," according to the City of Melbourne. The alliance will also focus on "identifying and advocating for policies to ...

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... environment category, while 19% fell under labor practices and decent work, and 9% fell under society. Emissions, effluents and waste were the most reported GRI aspect. Companies also reported on innovation, digital inclusion and data security. Within ...

ARENA funds AU$5.2m for Renergi biofuel project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... hour biomass conversion unit and a complementary 20 litre per hour biorefinery unit to refine material such as agricultural waste and malee to generate energy products. "Renergi's approach would allow green bio-crude to be produced by conversion units ...