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IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... industry is far more fragmented and the practices are far harder to monitor. That's not to say there's not concerns around water and agricultural communities, but we're not focusing on this here." However, IGCC members are exposed to fugitive methane ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... expanded its reporting framework to include more information on natural capital calculations - forest risk commodities and water. A draft version of the CDSB framework has been released for consultation. It is designed as guidelines for organisations ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... upgrade finance to the state and provide a new financing vehicle for commercial developers to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund The proposed Building Upgrade Finance ...

CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... not yet been implemented," the report said. "This report establishes that although companies recognize that climate and water risks are on the rise, a mixed regulatory regime is making decisive action difficult," said Paul Simpson, CDP's chief executive ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... equality, Indigenous health, efficient mass transit, social justice and human rights, corruption energy, clean drinking water and youth unemployment, among other issues. Good Super hopes to invest in venture capital as part of its investment philosophy ...

Australia passes 2m mark for small-scale renewable systems

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... generated from small-scale solar, wind and hydro installations and a further 2,700 gigawatt hours displaced by solar hot water systems and air source heat pumps," the regulator said in a statement. "This equates to the amount of electricity required ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... invested in these assets," said Bob Welsh, chairman of Kilter Investment, which invests in resilient and sustainable farmlands, water and ecosystem services. "In that sense, it would be a hedge, but it probably wouldn't be a significant one. What we ...

WBCSD named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem services resulting from those assets. Ecosystem goods and services "constitute food ...

Natural Capital Declaration named biodiversity champion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem services resulting from those assets. Ecosystem goods and services "constitute food ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 ...