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Future Super founders to launch Future Home Loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... home loans space by launching a service encouraging people to take up or switch their home loans to banks that do not finance the expansion of the fossil fuel sector. Future Home Loans will launch a national campaign aimed at people who have considered ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... (European Sustainable Investment Forum), Responsible Investment Association (RIA) Canada, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, and Vereniging van Beleggers voor Duurzame ...

Carnegie Wave Energy launches Perth Wave Energy Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... water." Carnegie's investors and financiers include the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Meanwhile, Carnegie Wave Energy has announced financial close on a five-year, $20 million loan facility ...

South Australia one step closer to building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The government of South Australia has introduced legislation that will enact environmental upgrade finance allowing commercial property owners to access finance to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency. South Australia Climate ...

CEFC finances $20m in business energy improvements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Commonwealth Bank have financed AU$20 million in energy productivity projects for business via the Energy Efficient Loan program. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The Energy Efficient ...

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... TAUM in 2013. RIAA defines core responsible investment as "ethical, socially responsible, impact investments, community finance and sustainability themed investments." The report also found that the total funds under management in Australia and New Zealand ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD, World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Climate Bonds Initiative reports that there has been a diversification in product types, such as the ...

Foresters Community Finance appoint new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Foresters Community Finance has hired Ashley Hood as its new CEO. Hood has more than 25 years' experience in the banking in the banking industry, and has held senior executive roles in the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank as well as executive director roles ...

ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... transportation, and we consider that to be a carbon liability. However, banks are only categorising the actual mines they finance. It's clear that there is an awful lot more that is needed to be disclosed."

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... political impact as well, as the trustees of the Australian National University or the staff or board of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) can attest to. It ultimately means that superannuation funds use tools to shape and participate in the ...