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Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... third place in the RECAI rankings, beause of economic, political and energy market reforms as well as ongoing foreign investment, with Germany in fourth. "Policy changes still have an immense impact on renewable energy deployment and the RECAI movements ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... review, DJSI said. "More and more investors look at companies' environmental policies and track records in making their investment decisions," said David Blitzer, managing director and chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "The Dow ...

US pension suit points to potential fiduciary risks: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... it introduces a new way of thinking. Superannuation members have traditionally not taken action against trustees on investment related issues in Australia, but if they start to see it happen overseas, they start to wonder if they could do the same thing ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... producers in the large scale solar supply chain, which is still developing in Australia," said Ted Dow, CEFC chief investment officer. "The CEFC finance will be available for projects which have power purchase agreements, as well as those proposing to ...

Pollinate Energy sells 10,000th solar light

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... overall plan of selling in all of India's largest 53 cities by 2020. Each city requires about $60,000 (AUD) of initial investment, and can be fully self-sustaining within 18 months, Pollinate Energy said. Equis Funds Group sponsors Pollinate Energy's ...

CEFC finances Ayers Rock Resort solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Yates, CEFC CEO. "The CEFC's finance for the Ayers Rock Resort solar project is encouraging additional private sector investment in renewable energy and helping to build Australia's technical experience in remote-area solar installation and maintenance." ...

Investors launch GRESB Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... low-carbon transportation systems," GRESB said. "Given the long-term horizon and the societal impact of infrastructure investment, sustainability and broader environmental, social and governance considerations are critically important for infrastructure ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
HESTA has committed AU$30 million to a dedicated impact investment fund managed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Rob Fowler, chief investment officer, HESTA The AU$30 million is the single largest commitment to impact investment in Australia to date ...

Victorian government expands EUA legislation statewide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... commercial properties across Victoria, the EUA financing vehicle could generate AU$4.5 billion of commercially attractive investment and create over 18,000 jobs. The State of New South Wales currently offers EUAs statewide, and the South Australia parliament ...

Australia/NZ property companies, funds outperform: GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Once again, Australia and New Zealand property companies and funds topped the list of the Global Real Estate Benchmark (GRESB). According to the 2015 report, Australia and New Zealand continue to "significantly outperform" other regions with an average ...