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CEFC commits to large-scale solar projects developed by Edify Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
Edify Energy is about to begin construction on large-scale solar projects in Queensland, backed by finance from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Commonwealth Bank and French investment bank Natixis. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance ...

Australian Ethical sees record net inflows for June quarter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... their money, and we're transparent." In passing the $2 billion FUM mark, Australian Ethical is reaching new economies of scale with its business, which allows Australian Ethical to invest in its business, Vernon said. "We really want to be a significant ...

CEFC allocates up to $150 million to Qube Holdings for transport terminal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... use of rail networks to distribute containerised freight to and from Port Botany. The project will also incorporate large-scale renewable energy sources, and is expected to reduce freight truck emissions by more than 110,000 tCOâ,,e a year. "Emissions ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses disclosure of use of proceeds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... will strengthen market guidance and give institutional investors' confidence to commit long term capital allocations at the scale now required to meet global emissions reduction targets." The Climate Bonds Initiative posits several hypotheses for why ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Victorian government to spread word on EUAs to SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... governments in Victoria, Bocskay foresees there is sufficient room to generate enough financing projects to hit economies of scale. "There is a chasm in the middle of the commercial/industrial space, and we think [SMEs] are in an area where we think ...

Three quarters of Aussie investors use ESG in investment strategies: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... said. "I think there are a couple of reasons why using a custodian for ESG data services makes sense," he said. "One is the scale that you get from using that service provider like a custodian - they can access the data once and make it available to ...

Removing complicity in modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... that they established the Walk Free Foundation in 2012 which encompasses their vision to end modern slavery on a global scale. The example of Forrest and Fortescue highlight the potential for Australian business to take a leadership role working to eliminate ...

RIAA launches Impact Investment Forum to build scale in sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... well. The Impact Investing Forum will bring the conversation to the institutional investment community and starting to bring scale to impact investing." The Impact Investing Forum will be led by impact investing leaders, with Peter Murphy, former CEO ...

CEFC makes tenth large scale solar project allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... benefiting from existing infrastructure, while helping to transform Australia's energy mix," said Gloria Chan, CEFC large-scale solar program lead. The farm will consist of 180,000 ground-mounted PV panels that use a single-axis tracking system for maximum ...

Fashion retailers increase reporting of human rights in supply chain: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... World Aid's 2017 Ethical Fashion Report. The 2017 Ethical Fashion Report analysed 106 companies and assessed them on a grade scale of A to F. The report found that more than three quarters of companies know each of their final stage manufacturing suppliers ...