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CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Six Australian companies have been named to CDP's Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014. CDP selected 187 companies globally that exhibit leadership through action to mitigate climate change, and found that as an index, those companies outperform ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Organisation and has 25 years' experience as a technology entrepreneur and holds 20 patents on commercial products. He founded six US companies in biotechnology, photonics, telecommunications and semiconductors, CSIRO said. Dr Marshall has an impeccable ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... administered by Good Money, and StepUP low-interest loans, with an interest rate of 3.99%, which are administered by NAB. One in six, or 3.1 million adult Australians, is financially excluded and unable to access a bank account, small credit or insurance ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... to long term lens and considering how mega forces can play out as an risk or advantage." The paper presents a framework and six-point agenda to assist companies in analysing both positive and negative externalities that flow from business activities ...

World's multilateral banks to continue focus on climate finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
The world's six multilateral development banks will continue to "reinforce and further develop climate financing" ahead of the United Nations Secretary-General's Climate Summit later this month. The African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development ...

AMP Capital invests in Alterra Power Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Capital has structured a C$110 million subordinated loan facility for Alterra, an independent power producer that operates six power plants with 568 MW of operational generation capacity including British Columbia's largest run-of-river hydro facility ...

SVA: Newpin social benefit bond returns 7.5% in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... being safely returned to their families. The bond will fund the maintenance of existing centres, and the planned expansion of six more centres in New South Wales. "Based on the first year's data - which is one year in a seven year program - the first ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... investment in large scale solar had all but ground to a halt this year, with only AU$40 million in new commitments for the first six months of this year. "The investment is well and truly on hold in Australia," Thornton said. "We saw about $2-3 billion ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... regeneration, in which land was previously cleared and then protected to regenerate naturally and tree planting. "We ran a six-week on-site campaign to measure where you measure trees in a certain area across the property to determine how rich the carbon ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open SA Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... working with Good Money in South Australia. We are still on track and excited and eager and putting in place operations." One in six, or 3.1 million adult Australians, is financially excluded and unable to access a bank account, small credit or insurance ...