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CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... opportunity, if you think about it. We can increase our reach by working with a manager because they have the expertise in building that capability in the market. That's really our mission." The CEFC started in July 2013 and provides financing to renewable ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... white paper.... The one thing that wasn't touched on was that it would be helpful for the government to consider capacity building or support of grant funding to fledgling social enterprises at the demand level because a lot of the policy points are ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The total universe of climate-themed bonds is US$502.6 billion and the universe of labelled green bonds is US$38.8 billion, according to the Climate Bond Initiative's 2014 market report. Bridget Boulle, programme manager, Climate Bond Initiative According ...

Quantifying intangible assets to manage, drive company value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... opportunities. With the value driver tree, a sales director can engage on the issue and because they're engaging and building their own value driver trees, they readily accept their outcome." Dowse will be presenting the SIVA model in an ESG workshop ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... companies based there, such as the energy company, Eni SpA, which is investing in raising vulnerable assets and is now building new facilities further inland to reduce the impacts of sea level rise in the city. National governments can certainly help ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... are part of the Climate Bonds Standards and are designed to help investors understand low-carbon integrity of "green" building investments. The rules will require buildings that can be used for climate bonds to be in the top 15% of performers in terms ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Although work is underway in Bangladesh to improve the fire and building safety of factories in an attempt to prevent further tragedies such as 2012's Rana Plaza factory collapse, Australian retailers that source apparel from Bangladeshi suppliers are ...

Co-ops, mutuals a "third way" for public service provision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... spoke to this at a national Making it Mutual Workshop and said that community mutual co-operation is "a crucial force to building a responsive and vibrant civil society." The paper suggests a number of strategies the co-operative and mutuals sector can ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has developed a list of companies exposed to the most emissions-intensive fossil fuels that they will exclude from their Responsible Investment Leaders (RIL) funds range. Ian Woods, AMP Capital RIL is a range of fund of funds with a long-term ...

Tumut Shire Council to slash electricity costs after upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The Tumut Shire Council in New South Wales has completed upgrades to its administration building that will reduce electricity costs by 66%, according to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The AU$2.1 million Riverina ...