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Businesses must innovate in response to carbon constraints

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
A carbon-constrained economy presents long-term disruptive change to the business environment that requires innovation to respond with long-term strategies seeking opportunities with new business models, according to Sanjay Sharma, dean of the University ...

Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has developed a financing program tailored to foundry manufacturers seeking to invest in energy-efficient upgrades to equipment and processes. Low Carbon Australia is working with the Australian Foundry Institute (AFI) to inform ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... building that into the investment process will be a major thread this year. Part of that will be the continued emphasis on clean tech as well. We have seen that what comes first is the more bread and butter concern of how do we tackle climate change ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The passage of the government's Clean Energy Future Legislation by the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday means businesses and investors have certainty around the carbon pricing regime and can plan accordingly for launch on 1 July 2012. Grant Anderson ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... conscious. In a targeted approach, investors will invest into companies that generate positive externalities, such as clean tech, renewable energy or water companies. "This approach is not dissimilar to buying a long-term portfolio insurance as a hedge ...

Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The government has released the draft legislation necessary to implement its carbon tax regime. The Clean Energy Legislative Package is seen as a "faithful" implementation of the policy articulated on 10 July by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. But one ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... substantial individual company holdings, through using an investment strategy that emphasises certain sectors such as clean tech, or through regulatory influence, Towers Watson said. Few institutions actively promote a Universal Owner philosophy in sustainable ...
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