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Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... 10-15 year investor for farmlands, around five years for water. It's like a slow build. If you look at issues like food security - there are seven billion people in the world, and they get their food from 11% of the world's land surface. Only 3% of that ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... The project "will be a demonstration of sustainable horticulture practices at scale, addressing the challenges of food security, water and energy availability," it added. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation also provided AU$75 million in corporate finance ...

University of Sydney opens Centre for Carbon, Water and Food

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Sydney is launching the Centre for Carbon, Water and Food, a multidisciplinary research centre that will investigate food security and environmental challenges through an integrated approach. The Centre for Carbon, Water and Food has been founded as ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... time, it reflects on the constraints to growth - some of them are environmental, or water, or access to energy, or food security.... On the plus side, you have the need for companies to understand how the new markets that are growing in Asia impact on ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... risks, both environmental and social - the report notes that environmental risks are connected to water security and food security. "The rain appears to have doused the sense of urgency around securing fresh water supplies, at least temporarily, with ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... plan while a lot of our customer countries - Asian countries, who are net importers - have a very clear view that food security is very important and they have developed food plans." The KPMG report was based on more than 20 interviews with industry ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... productivity and reliable supply from Australian farmers. Sustainable use of water in the supply chain is critical for food security." The company has also defined targets of zero food waste to landfill by 2015. In terms of its human capital management ...
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