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Pollinate Energy to partner with Powershop

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
Pollinate Energy, a not-for-profit social enterprise that provides affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums, is establishing a partnership with Victorian energy retailer Powershop that will see the retailer donate $50 to Pollinate ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... long-term investment from the private sector, while recognising that the impacts of renewable uptake will disrupt established retail energy networks. Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO A panel of experts discussed the shape of Australia's energy future at a recent ...

PRI to target water risk in agricultural supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... researched," PRI said in a statement. "Furthermore, companies in the food and soft drink, agricultural products and food retail sectors were found to have greater supply chain water footprints than apparel, brewing, distilling and wine producing companies. ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Since 2011, 16 superannuation funds have divested from AU$1.2 billion in tobacco stocks, and one Melbourne oncologist has made it her cause to persuade the superannuation industry to divest from the rest of what she estimates is a total of AU$8.5 billion ...

RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... a lot of latent demand for responsible investments and responsible investment products. This measures public demand for retail products that are responsible/ethical and what is labelled as SRI. This figure is up to AU$25 billion, or 2.3%, and that is ...

Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... a small corporate fund that's run for employees of one single employer, to public offer funds that are offered by large retail institutions or even in the industry fund space."

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... products have direct carbon cost elements and where products are sold directly to customers than for products with wider retail distribution. "It depends on how [liable entities] have passed carbon costs through," Wilder said. "If you have sold a product ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open SA Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Microfinance, working with the South Australia state government and local community groups, will establish the first Good Money retail site early in 2015, said Adam Mooney, Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO. "We are expecting early in the near year to open ...

ARENA invests in Sunverge Energy via venture capital fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund has made an AU$7.6 million investment in Sunverge Energy, a company that is developing a simple, cost-effective solar energy storage solution. Half of the investment - AU$3.8 million - has come from the Australian ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... main organisations multi-stakeholder and legally binding Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety (the Accord), the retail-driven Alliance on Bangladesh Worker Safety (the Alliance) and the complementing Better Work Programme. The Accord has expanded ...