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CEC analyses impact of removing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... each year beyond then if the policy is removed, CEC said. The RET is also driving AU$14.5 billion in investment in large-scale renewable energy projects to 2020 - investment that could be jeopardised if the target is removed. CEC noted that the RET has ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The financing agreement with Iman Operations is aimed at assisting the company scale operations after securing an AU$5 million contract to deliver cleaning services to mining services company Thiess. Thiess ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental impacts that investors use to assess returns. Impact investment products are "scare and most are of a limited scale, which makes it difficult for even positively disposed charitable trusts and foundations to identify investable products ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... the CR Index in Australia. The 2014 CR Index features a redesigned rating system that evaluates and ranks companies on a scale of one to five stars, moving away from the previous bronze, silver, gold and platinum rankings. No company in the index this ...

CEFC to provide $100m financing through Balmain Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... the returns for lower rated buildings - 10.5% compared to 7.4%. The CEFC/Balmain agreement is the latest move by CEFC to scale up CEFC finance available for energy efficiency upgrades for properties, including up to AU$80 million jointly made available ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... hedge the currency, because the currency is more volatile than the underlying securities," Macri said. "To do the hedging, scale becomes an issue to make it cost effective, otherwise, the hedging eats into the returns quite significantly. The other issue ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... bond constitutes 5% of the total index. The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused not-for-profit promoting large-scale investment in the low-carbon economy. It has developed the Climate Bond Standard, a screening tool that certifies bonds as ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... the particular sectors," Wood said. "We recognise that for superannuation funds, it's a little more challenging given the scale of funds and the diversity of assets under their management.... In addition to moving out of the sectors, we need to be looking ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... rooms, CEFC said. "This program is providing clean energy finance opportunities for manufacturers and other sectors at a scale that simply hasn't existed until now," said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "New productivity initiatives financed through Energy Efficient ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... themselves need grant funding to establish, even though they may run as a for profit business. It's all about economies of scale, just like any other market." The sector requires investors and financial intermediaries come into the market with a multiplicity ...