1. Calls for carbon price louden as Australia finds a new government
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Business leaders, investors and NGOs called for the new Labor government to bring forward a price on carbon, which would offer the certainty needed to invest and develop the economy.   Members

2. GPT supports local communities with food recovery program
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The GPT Group (ASX: GPT) launched the GPT Food Recovery Program at its retail and communities precinct, Rouse Hill Town Centre on Saturday. The GPT Food Recovery Van will collect leftover fresh food f

3. AGL partners with Lend Lease on solar push
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AGL Energy (ASX: AGK) and Lend Lease (ASX: LLC) unit Bovis Lend Lease announced late August a partnership to deliver First Solar’s thin film solar photovoltaic to residential households.   AGL’

4. AGL partners with Lend Lease on solar push
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AGL Energy (ASX: AGK) and Lend Lease (ASX: LLC) unit Bovis Lend Lease announced late August a partnership to deliver First Solar’s thin film solar photovoltaic to residential households.   AGL’

5. Asian Development Bank issues bond to finance clean energy projects
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it plans to issue its first bond to finance clean energy projects in Asia. The development bank said it would match the amount raised by the bond, which is expect

6. Asian Development Bank issues bond to finance clean energy projects
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it plans to issue its first bond to finance clean energy projects in Asia. The development bank said it would match the amount raised by the bond, which is expect

7. Conference hears call for hydrogen push
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The threat of climate change and booming demand for dwindling oil supplies means policy-makers must revisit the concept of a hydrogen economy conceived in the early 1970s, RMIT associate professor Joh

8. Conference hears call for hydrogen push
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The threat of climate change and booming demand for dwindling oil supplies means policy-makers must revisit the concept of a hydrogen economy conceived in the early 1970s, RMIT associate professor Joh

9. Algae-to-biofuel firm to list on ASX
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Algae Tec says it will list its share on the ASX before the end of the month and announced two non-binding deals to deploy technology that can be used to generate biofuels from algae here and in China

10. Algae-to-biofuel firm to list on ASX
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Algae Tec says it will list its share on the ASX before the end of the month and announced two non-binding deals to deploy technology that can be used to generate biofuels from algae here and in China

11. WA forcibly acquires Aboriginal land for Woodside’s LNG hub
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WA Premier Colin Barnett has decided to forcibly acquire land at James Price Point, 60 km north of Broome to house the Woodside Petroleum (ASX: WPL) – Browse joint venture liquefied natural gas hub, a

12. Sydney Anglicans sign SRI deal with Mercer
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Mercer said it has been appointed by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney to tailor a new multi-manager fund focused on socially responsible investing (SRI).   “Mercer has extensive experience design

13. Labor, Coalition vie for low carbon credibility
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Both Labor and the Coalition squared up to each other on energy efficiency and policies to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions ahead of the 21 August election. Through its Low Carbon Communities progr

14. Dean Paatsch to leave ISS Riskmetrics
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Corporate governance specialist Dean Paatsch is leaving ISS Riskmetrics next week after six years with the firm he founded in Australia.   The move follows MSCI's acquisition of Riskmetrics for

15. RIAA to hold community briefing at Sydney conference
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The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) plans to hold a free community briefing on responsible investment – What’s your money up to? – as part of its conference in Sydney on 14 Septe

16. China acts on emissions reductions in void of global agreement
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Driven by their energy security concerns and a desire to maintain economic competitiveness, China is taking rapid action to reduce emissions, said Robert Hansor of Lloyds Register Quality Assurance.

17. China acts on emissions reductions in void of global agreement
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Driven by their energy security concerns and a desire to maintain economic competitiveness, China is taking rapid action to reduce emissions, said Robert Hansor of Lloyds Register Quality Assurance.

18. CBD Energy wins Thai solar contract; reports positive results
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CBD Energy’s (ASX: CBD) eco-Kinetics unit has won a $300 million contract to build a solar power plant in Thailand’s Chonburi province near the eastern seaboard. The company also announced profit

19. CBD Energy wins solar power plant contract in Thailand
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CBD Energy’s (ASX: CBD) eco-Kinetics unit has won a $300 million contract to build a solar power plant in Thailand’s Chonburi province near the eastern seaboard.   The size of the installation,

20. Renewables to get $40m government boost
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New emerging renewable energy technologies such as wave and geothermal will receive support under a plan announced by federal energy minister Martin Ferguson ahead of the election.   The $

21. Renewables to get $40m government boost
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New emerging renewable energy technologies such as wave and geothermal will receive support under a plan announced by federal energy minister Martin Ferguson ahead of the election.   The $

22. Call for tougher Australian car emissions standards
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National standards for car emissions in Australia, even after recently announced Labor policy, would still be weaker than that of the EU and of California, delegates at the 6th Australia-New Zealand C

23. Richard Hames: It’s time for some new energy
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Australia must take substantial action on climate change or risk falling behind China, says Richard Hames.There isn’t much Richard Hames hasn’t achieved in his distinguished career: Doctor, conductor,

24. GoodStart: Investment with a social purpose
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Surpluses generated by the consortium set up to run the failed ABC Learning centres will be ploughed back into the community before lining investors' pockets.Investors in GoodStart Childcare, set up t

25. Corporate responsibility through voluntary measures
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Leading companies take an integrated approach.Australian businesses are increasingly taking the mantle  of incorporating environmental,  social and governance (ESG) issues both through every

26. India’s first micro-lender IPO eyes $304m
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...FIs, it has also expanded its core offering into other products. Its portfolio now includes a range of micro-insurance products, home loans and working credit for small store-owners. The SKS’s IP...

27. Fitting the green building blocks together
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It's not all plain sailing in the push for sustainability in Australia's building sector, Ethical Investor learns at the recent Optimising Sustainability Performance forum.Australia faces many sustain

28. Mandatory energy efficiency disclosure offers investment opportunities
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Owners and occupants will be able to identify if the cost of efficient buildings is preferable to those of similar, but less energy efficient, sites.There is much talk at present about the mandatory d

29. Generation Y demands proactive super
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Australians are crying out for a new super product, one that meets the values and aspirations of those looking for a better world.Australian superannuation funds are not currently providing the type o

30. Strategy shift set to swell revenue
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AnaeCo ovrehauls its business model and prepares for growth here and offshore.As well as boosting its economic value, successful trialling of its patented DiCOM solid waste processing bioconversion te

31. Grassroots unite against greenhouse gases
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Community-based renewable energy sources matched to local demand creates many additional benefits, Ethical Investor learns at the north Coast Energy Forum.Communities across Australia are starting to

32. Harnessing all that energy
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Silex Systems eyes the solar market but it's been shut out of a key government program and some query its strategy. CEO Michael GoldsworthySilex Systems pioneered

33. Housing’s triple bottom line
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What is a triple bottom line when it comes to ethical investing in housing?For about 50 years, Australia has had the highest rate of home ownership in the world. But this ownership falls readily into

34. More power to the energy savers
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Our investment thinking on sustainable buildings needs to be scaled up to solve the energy problem. Part of the decision for building owners and developers to opt for more sustainable choices is about

35. Doing the REIT thing
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Australian real estate investment trusts are known for their sustainability performance across the world. But it is only recently that work has been initiated to guage the economic benefits.Austral

36. Future-proofing your investment
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ClimateWorks found that three-quarters of the emissions reduction opportunities identified are profitable for investors even without  a carbon price. Each year just 2 per cent of Australia’s buil

37. Asset Owners Disclosure Project to put Australian funds on the global stage
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A new global organisation has been announced that will survey the world’s largest superfunds and other asset owners not only on how they currently manage climate risk and opportunity, but also on

38. Australia’s first animal cruelty-free super launches
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Australia's first animal-friendly superfund began accepting applications on Tuesday. Ethical Money’s Cruelty Free Super has been designed for anyone wishing to screen for animal exploitation, such as

39. CAER announces world-first quality standard certification
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ESG researcher CAER (Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility) has become the first non-European organisation to achieve the Association of Independent Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility R

40. FPA, RIAA partner to educate advisers
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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is partnering with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) to promote responsible investment advice to its members.   Lou

41. Australia’s electricity generation getting greener
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Australia’s electricity generators emitted less greenhouse gases in 2009 compared with a year earlier despite a continued reliance on coal-fired power stations and an increase in the use of some of th

42. UPDATE: Lend Lease launches solar business
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Lend Lease is seeking to tap into growing demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) power, launching a new business unit to supply PV across its commercial and residential operations.   Lend Lease Sol

43. UPDATE: Lend Lease launches solar business
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Lend Lease is seeking to tap into growing demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) power, launching a new business unit to supply PV across its commercial and residential operations.   Lend Lease Sol

44. Lend Lease launches solar business
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Lend Lease is seeking to tap into growing demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) power, launching a new business unit to supply PV across its commercial and residential operations. Lend Lease Solar w

45. Greens call for government funding boost to renewable energy
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The Australian Greens proposed Monday a set of funding measures to kick-start the renewable energy sector, including a proposed $5 billion of loan guarantees to support new power generation. Loa

46. Greens call for government funding boost to renewable energy
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The Australian Greens proposed Monday a set of funding measures to kick-start the renewable energy sector, including a proposed $5 billion of loan guarantees to support new power generation. Loan g

47. CBD completes one of Australia’s biggest solar commercial property projects
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CBD Energy (ASX:CBD) subsidiary eco-Kinetics has completed one of the biggest solar panel projects on an Australian commercial property by installing its equipment on a Local Government Super building

48. CBD completes one of Australia’s biggest solar commercial property projects
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CBD Energy (ASX:CBD) subsidiary eco-Kinetics has completed one of the biggest solar panel projects on an Australian commercial property by installing its equipment on a Local Government Super building

49. US finance reform favours moneyed interests over social good - Joseph Stiglitz
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Nobel prize-winning American economist Joseph Stiglitz tells Ethical Investor that large loopholes have compromised US finance reforms in a further worrying sign of government failure t

50. Gunns sells native forests to conservationist, seeks FSC certification
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Timber company Gunns Ltd (ASX: GNS) is hoping to become “a leader in sustainable forest and environmental management”, according to its rebranded website, having sold Tasmamian native forest