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ARENA allocates funds for biomass research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... capture, wood pelletisation (where forestry plantation waste is converted into pellets that can be burned as fuel) the production of biofuels, the CEFC said.

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... approved." The fund screens out companies if their "primary business activity involves armaments, uranium, gambling, tobacco production, pornography, alcohol production, or production or sale of thermal coal," according to Altius Asset Management. Altius ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... neutrality," Smale said. The process took place over years and involved multiple steps. Ross Hill moved to pesticide-free production and integrated natural wild yeast in the manufacturing process, Pangolin Associates said. "Our environmental policy sees ...

CEFC commits $100m to Australian Bioenergy Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... capture, wood pelletisation (where forestry plantation waste is converted into pellets that can be burned as fuel) the production of biofuels, the CEFC said. The Australian Bioneergy Fund will aim for equity investments in projects that will "unlock ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... emissions reduction target and reduce short-lived climate pollutant emissions. Origin is a major carbon emitter, and energy production is responsible for around two-thirds of global carbon emissions." Nearly 40 Australian companies belong to the We Mean ...

Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... lending to, or investing in, "large scale greenhouse gas polluting activities (from fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use)," according to Teachers Mutual Bank. The Debt Issuance Program is the first cash product to receive RIAA certification. ...

NCD launches Soft Commodities Forest-risk Assessment Tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... study found that the financial sector is exposed to risks from deforestation and degradation that are "linked to the production and processing of soft commodities," according to the report. The best performing financial institutions in managing this ...

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... saying. That's a major barrier globally to writing derivatives for wind farms. We've based the hedge on the energy production of the wind farm, based on megawatt hours, not wind speed, which is based on metres per second. The reason this is important ...

Teachers Mutual Bank win AB +F ESG award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... not finance projects that generate large-scale greenhouse gas emissions, such as fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use. The AB + F Awards are for the Australian retail financial services sector, and cover the industry across 18 award ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... for grid-connected solar panels increased by 338% from 2009-2012, and also notes that "the traditional large-scale production of electricity is evolving into a decentralised, customer-centric production system," according to the report. "Winners will ...