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Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Australia's infrastructure is not equipped to handle more frequent, extreme weather events and other impacts of climate change, with the electricity, road and rail and financial services sector underprepared, according to a report from The Climate Institute. ...

Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... in the extent of that precinct project finance level. That could be important role for the CEFC or like a green infrastructure fund.

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... investment," he wrote in a piece on the Climate Bonds Initiative website. The fund will be allocated to transport and infrastructure, energy and biodiversity. This interest in climate bonds should result in great interest in a bond issued by the Australian ...

Citi: "Carbon bubble" represents 1-2% of ASX200 value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... years out, according to the report. The report also finds that "low cost, high quality producers with good export infrastructure may fare better during a transition away from coal." "At the moment, we value companies based on what our resource team believes ...

CEFC Chair Jillian Broadbent to quit as member of ASX board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Taskforce, the Prime Minister's Business Taskforce on Flood Recovery, the National Workplace Consultative Committee, Infrastructure Australia and Skills Australia. She previously served as a member of the Henry Tax Review, and is a chair of the Productivity ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... China to export markets offset lower wages. "[O]ur recent visit to China highlighted a lack of sufficient transport infrastructure means that production for the export markets has not moved far - much is still within 12-18 hours distance from the coast ...

ClimateWorks Australia name Hill, Ridout to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Taskforce, the Prime Minister's Business Taskforce on Flood Recovery, the National Workplace Consultative Committee, Infrastructure Australia and Skills Australia. She previously served as a member of the Henry Tax Review, and is a chair of the Productivity ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... finance business and a member of the bank's credit committee. He is on the board and audit committee of Challenger Infrastructure Fund and Challenger Diversified Property Fund and previously served as a board member and chair of the risk committee of ...

Australian Ethical appoints Russell for administration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... technology and operational efficiencies that deliver client value," said Siva Sivakumaran, Russell's managing director, infrastructure. "This model is attracting funds of all sizes and our business continues to grow." Meanwhile, Australian Ethical also ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... change. Other asset classes that are subject to climate related monitoring and assessment include real estate, infrastructure and fixed income. Asset manager are also allocating to themed investment strategies such as clean energy, energy efficiency ...