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Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... significant impact on labour in the agriculture sector could disrupt food security in Australia, Hepworth said. Workers on farms are seeking information on how to practice social distancing while working, and have questions about their visa status, said ...

Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... industries, Lashof said. "There are large and growing number of people who are involved in installing solar arrays, wind farms, etc., and those jobs are at risk," Lashof said. "You want to be making sure you're supporting that activity for the basis ...

Lighthouse Infrastructure hires Alex O'Dea as investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... and unique proposition for institutional investors." Lighthouse Investments holds a portfolio with assets including solar farms and rooftop solar, and investments in social and disability housing. "I am really excited to be part of the Lighthouse team ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... largest beef cattle producers. The national beef cattle herd in 2017 was around 26 million head - with 55% of all agricultural farms in Australia growing beef. Beef cattle farms account for more than 75% of the total area of agricultural land area in ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... infrastructure projects, Foresight said. Established in 2017, Foresight manages a $400 million portfolio, including four solar farms in Queensland and the 110MW Bannerton project in Victoria, a 192 hectare solar farm that provides clean energy to the ...

Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... plants in the UK, Southern Europe, and Australia. In Australia, Foresight manages AU$400 million across four Queensland solar farms and the Bannerton project in Victoria, a 192 hectare site that can generate enough clean electricity to power 30,000 homes. ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives new loan facility, new name

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... quarters of a billion dollars," Bocskay said. "The timing is right for this now. There are long term projects like solar farms, batteries are increasingly coming into play, and it all means business can take money they're spending today and put more ...

Coca Cola, WWF-Australia, farmers mark 10 years of Project Catalyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... related to improving water quality." Project Catalyst has benefitted the Great Barrier Reef by reducing chemical runoff from farms by 180 tonnes per year, providing research into improved soil, nutrient, pesticide, irrigation and storm water management ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... are either unable or unwilling to provide this data." The report also found it will be cheaper to build new onshore wind farms than operate existing coal plants by 2021. New solar PV will be cheaper than running coal by 2025. Further, the report found ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Finance Corporation highlighted that in the past financial year, it invested in 10 large-scale solar projects, and four wind farms, to deliver an additional 1,100MW in clean energy Australia-wide. Overall, the CEFC has financed more than 20 large-scale ...