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bankmecu to participate in GABV bank investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... being able to compete with the behemoths in the market. That's changing consumer behaviour as well as the change in technology as well."

Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... relied on alternatives such as payday lending and consumer leasing to access cash and household goods. Improvements in technology have led to numerous start-ups in this segment of the credit markets." Mooney cited online payday lending facilities as ...

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Materiality: What Matters to Reporters and Investors, GRI and RobecoSAM analysed data from companies in two sectors - technology hardware and equipment and banks and diverse financials. The research focused on material aspects listed in GRI reports and ...

ARENA funds AU$5.2m for Renergi biofuel project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... to Renergi for a pilot scale biofuel project. Professor Chun-Zhu Li, director, FETI, explaining Renergi gasification technology (photo courtesy ARENA) The pilot is intended to produce simple, cost effective renewable energy from biomass, said Ivor Frischknecht. ...

Carnegie Wave Energy launches Perth Wave Energy Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... the first 240kW peak capacity CETO 5 wave unit operated successfully for more than 2,000 hours. The innovative CETO technology moves with the waves to drive tethered seabed pumps and operates under water, providing protection from storms and corrosion. ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... incredibly important," he said. "Last year, our report found that regulatory risk was stymieing investment in low-carbon technology. This year, that continues to be the case, and it continues to be quite clear that in countries where there is regulatory ...

Bondor, QUT partner on sustainable building material project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will partner with Bondor, a producer of insulated roof and wall panels and lightweight decorative architectural facade panels, to measure how the company's thermal building system satisfies residents' cost savings ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... demonstrate that the money that sustains them is being managed in any way to account for those risks or the risks of technology and politics dealing with them," Connor said. AODP launched in 2012 Project with an index ranking the largest 1000 asset owners ...

KKR invests in Sundrop Farms expansion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... its international development, Sundrop Farms and KKR said. Sundrop Farms grows crops in glasshouses using proprietary technology. The "Sundrop System" uses concentrated solar power to create heat, electricity, and desalinated water for the agribusiness's ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... the fact that we're not stimulating sufficient innovation and funding for research and development to be leaders in technology," he said. "If we think we're going to stay there with fossil fuel driven growth, we need to think more carefully than that. ...