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Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... for biogas projects in Australia with our own research indicating that the intensive agriculture and meat processing industries could offer significant opportunities for cost effective carbon abatement." The waste-to-energy plant will cost more than ...

ANZ creates hydroelectric power policy for lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... its 2012 review and has added it as part of their "sensitive sector" policies, which also include energy, extractive industries, forests and forestry and water. "Our hydroelectric power policy guides decision-making relating to transactions that impact ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... technologies is one way for institutional investors to hedge against the risks of climate change and carbon intensive industries, said Hugh Dougherty, head of manager research for Towers Watson in Australia and a member of the Global Sustainable Investments ...

ACCSR: Governance and transparency material issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability reports put out by eight companies between 2010 and 2012 in the mining, energy and financial services industries. Although the review focused on the mining, energy and financial services industries, there are lessons for organisations ...

Using natural capital to add to risk, opportunity analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... by our ability to trade on our natural capital. Whether that is in the form of our extractive, or our agricultural industries, or our tourism, or even our extensive migration which we can part enjoy because of our governance arrangements and other sorts ...

Low Carbon Australia and Quantum Power offer biogas services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... will work with Quantum Power, a biogas-based renewable energy company, to assist farming, abattoir and food processing industries to create energy from waste. The alliance between Low Carbon Australia and Quantum Power will bundle Low Carbon Australia's ...

Investors, traders welcome Australian/EU ETS linkage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Nathan Fabian, IGCC CEO. "The end game for global investors is low cost abatement and investment in carbon competitive industries. Linking the Australian and EU schemes supports both of these objectives. We originally thought that the Australian price ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... activities on ecosystems, recognising the risks of natural habitat destruction, but van der Lugt said he believes that other industries lag the mining and extractives sector in this recognition. "In the extractive industries, including the Australian ...

Solomon Islands implement EITI payment disclosure standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The Solomon Islands will implement the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Standard (EITI), meaning the government will disclose payments from its extractives sector. The Solomon Islands has established Solomon Islands Extractive Industries ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... they don't want to invest with us?" The firm will be making its pitch at a time when the investment and superannuation industries are under regulatory and legislative pressure to manage fees, present simplified products and provide advice. The governments' ...