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Four Australians up for election to UNPRI council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Four Australian signatories to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) are standing for election to the PRI Advisory Council. Frank Pegan, CEO of the AU$4.17bn Catholic Super, Ann Byrne, CEO of the Australian Council ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Solaris Investment Management, an AU$4bn retail and institutional fund manager, has appointed Lisa Domagala as ESG specialist to the investment team. Domagala has worked with the fund since March 2010 as an ESG consultant, and her permanent appointment ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... of floor space, but while some improvements like retrofitting lights come at low additional costs, other measures such as solar-powered equipment are capital intensive. Other barriers include long payback periods - measures such as insulation and water ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... bioenergy, including energy crops; forest, agricultural and livestock residues and so called second generation biofuels; direct solar energy including photovoltaics and concentrating solar power; geothermal energy, based on heat extraction from the Earth's ...

Pacific Hydro to trade carbon credits from Chilean hydro project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... that 20 percent of Australia's electricity supply will come from renewable energy sources such as wind farms and commercial solar power stations as one factor encouraging increased investment here. "Pacific Hydro's Australian development pipeline includes ...