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CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... located in Inverell, NSW, will also receive additional bank finance and an Australian Government Clean Technology Investment Program grant. CEFC has also signed an environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) to retrofit a 15-storey, B-grade commercial office ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... long term investor expectations around sustainability reporting," said Paul Murphy, head of the institutional investment program at ACSI. ACSI assesses companies based on their disclosures of sustainability factors, not on their performance on those ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... and controversies related to companies and projects around the world. Paul Murphy, head of the institutional investment program at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), reinforced Aeby's view, pointing to ACSI's ongoing research ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
When it comes to sustainability issues in 2014, corporate Australia is likely to focus on the transition to the Global Reporting Initiative's G4 guidelines, defining and reducing environmental and social risks in the supply chain and defining the social ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Carbon Farming Futures program's forward funding by AU$143 million, as well as cuts to the Clean Technology Investment Program. The CEFC will continue examining new investments, Yates said. "We are open to new investment proposals on a continuous basis ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... measures impact on funding of both the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean Technology Investment Program (CTIP). Jonathan Jutsen, executive director, Energetics Treasurer Wayne Swan's budget proposal will postpone funding amounting ...

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... and specialist moulding manufacturer, the company applied for a grant of AU$212,740 from the Clean Technology Investment Program to partially pay for the purchase and replacement of 20% of key equipment, which has resulted in the company now processing ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Golden North project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... and 50% of the project cost will be met by the Australian Government's Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program. Golden North's manufacturing base is in Laura, north of Adelaide, and their approximately 50 staff produces about 9.3 million ...

Philanthropy Australia rolling out impact investing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... cities in October. Maxwell said that the workshops will address topics including how to approach an impact investment program, how to compare providers and vehicles and monitor their investments. Maxwell noted that there have been a number of developments ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... cost, and the remaining one-third is covered under a grant from the Australian government's Clean Technology Investment Program. Biogass Renewables is installing the plant and will integrate the latest European and British technology, designed to match ...