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ARENA funds Southern Oil Refining biofuel lab pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the supply of biocrude for refining, ARENA added. There are other, global opportunities, Frischkenecht said. "The United States Navy has a 50% target for alternative energy sources by 2020 and the Royal Australian Navy has signed an agreement to explore ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... industry consultation and engagement with more than 300 industry players and organizations across Europe, Asia and the United States," GRESB said. Lowik has also worked for Deutsche Bank. "I am excited to join GRESB, the industry standard for sustainability ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... invest. New Forests has more than 765,000 hectares of investments in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and the United States in forests, rural land, forest carbon assets, wetland and stream mitigation banks, and a tropical biobank. (See article ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... assets under management of AU$2.8 billion. They have investments in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and the United States in forests, rural land, forest carbon assets, wetland and stream mitigation banks, and a tropical biobank, New Forests said. ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Zealand and parts of Asia, ANZ said. Earlier in 2015, National Australia Bank (NAB) issued a $205 million in the United States bond markets to finance an Australian wind farm, and in 2014, NAB issued the first Australian climate bond - an AU$150 million ...

Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... stance on utility-scale solar, arguably far from an 'emerging' technology, thereby creating mixed signals." The United States and China hold the top two position in the RECAI. EY said President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan (CPP) sent a strong message ...

US pension suit points to potential fiduciary risks: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Members of the Arch Coal Inc Employee Thrift Plan have filed suit against the pension plan's fiduciaries in the United States District court, seeking compensation for a drop in the value of their pension funds invested in the company's stock. The complaint ...

NAB places second green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank has placed another green bond - this time $205 million in the United States bond markets to finance an Australian wind farm, the bank has announced. The bond funding is for the Hallett Hill (HH2) wind farm in South Australia ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Europe still holds the largest amount of sustainable investment assets - 64%, according to the review. Europe, the United States and Canada account for 99% of global sustainable invested assets, the report finds. Australia and New Zealand had AU$153 ...

Supply chain vulnerable to climate change risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the United States are more vulnerable to climate change than those in Europe and Japan because of lack of preparation, according to CDP. CDP analysed suppliers from 11 countries in relation to their climate ...