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Expanded EUAs could generate $4.5bn investment in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Alliance for Greenhouse Action (WAGA), these potential economic benefits would arise from retrofitting commercial, industrial and light industrial properties in Victoria's building stock using EUA financing. "I was surprised by the size of the opportunities," ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... opportunities for the forestry industry." For Investa, a leading office building owner and manager and residential and industrial real estate developer, managing energy, gas, water and carbon dioxide emissions because of their outsized impact on their ...

CDP: companies unaware of deforestation supply chain risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Companies around the world are unaware of deforestation risks in agricultural commodities because of lack of traceability in global supply chains, certification challenges and regulatory uncertainty, according to CDP data. Launching the CDP Global Forests ...

IGCC welcomes CCA draft report on emissions targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... concerted international action to limit the increase in global temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius (above pre-industrial levels)," according to a statement from CCA chair Bernie Fraser. The CCA review notes that at the macro level, over the ...

Green bond potential to finance low-carbon chemical industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Green bonds could potentially be issued to finance capital investment in the chemical industry, said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO "The latest science shows that carbon emissions in industrialized countries ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... on the office sector - 60% of participants with office assets have building certification as compared to 36% for the industrial sector and 21% for retail. The GRESB report also noted that continuous monitoring of resource consumption and stakeholder ...

Corporates should look beyond CSR to creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
There are business benefits to integrating social programs into business strategy beyond enhanced reputation, according to the CEO of Opportunity International Australia. Robert Dunn, CEO, Opportunity International Australia Integrating social programs ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... International (SEMI), Solarcentury, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), Wolfeaware, and the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII). "Certification will be most useful for utilities and banks looking to issue corporate bonds where the ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... preserve their working capital." EELs can fund a variety of equipment upgrades, including energy efficient lighting, industrial refrigeration, methane capture, heat exchangers, energy efficient motors, pumps and fans, solar panels, compressed air and ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... "We are all going through massive change," he said. "I like how Jeremy Rifkin puts it. We are at the start of a third industrial revolution. That means change. We may not always be aware that this is where we are. But it's inevitable. And it's logical. ...