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Government announces plan to abolish ARENA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... authority to make renewable energy technologies more affordable and increase the amount of renewable energy used in Australia. ARENA is funded to 2022 to invest in renewable energy projects, support research and development activities, and increase industry ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... near-term water risks than global peers, but only 46% of those ASX companies disclosed information to the CDP for its Australia Water Report 2013. Graphic courtesy of CDP CDP invited 50 of the ASX100 companies in water- sensitive sectors to respond to ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives more state funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... are administered by Good Money, and StepUP low-interest loans, which are administered by NAB. "A first of its kind in Australia, the Good Money stores are a retail shop-front, designed to compete more directly with fringe lenders by providing microfinance ...

Don Henry named fellow at University of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... and the role of public activism, specifically the last decade of environment policy making and public engagement in Australia and the Asia Pacific region, University of Melbourne said. His research will also "focus on Indigenous and environmental collaborations ...

Sustainable Business Australia named WBCSD global partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainable Business Australia (SBA) has been selected as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's (WBCSD) Australian global partner. SBA will work with WBCSD as part of its global network to "collaborate on business solutions to complex ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... severely excluded from financial products, lending weight to the argument for greater investment in microfinance in Australia, according to Good Shepherd Microfinance. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The annual Measuring Financial Exclusion ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and Mercer have produced a video training module featuring superannuation trustees and professionals acting in a trustee board meeting role-play that considers concrete steps for integrating climate change ...

CEC analyses impact of removing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... scenario where the policy was removed, and the status quo. The RET as currently designed targets sourcing at least 20% of Australia's energy from renewable sources such as solar, wind, bioenergy and hydro by 2020. "This study shows that the Renewable ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... which of those channels we should be responding to and in what order, to get to that trillion dollars of capital." In Australia, this task is complicated by an uncertain policy environment. The Liberal coalition government climate policy's main objectives ...

Tumut Shire Council to slash electricity costs after upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The Tumut Shire Council in New South Wales has completed upgrades to its administration building that will reduce electricity costs by 66%, according to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The AU$2.1 million Riverina ...