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Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... professional development programs, including making its People Spirit Excellence Leadership Program available to new partners as well as existing partners. As part of an internal stakeholder survey, participants reported increased satisfaction with performance ...

LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
A commercial property in Brisbane that underwent an energy efficient retrofit financed by Low Carbon Australia has been sold for AU$12.25m, representing a 17% internal rate of return (IRR). O'Connell's OBM House, an office building at 26 Wharf Street ...

SAM targets 2,500 companies for sustainability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... reputation and their appeal to sustainability investors, offering them access to an additional pool of capital." SAM partners with Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Limited for the publication and licensing of the globally recognized Dow Jones Sustainability ...

David Green named Clean Energy Council CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... a leader, an innovator and an inspiration to the rest of the world," Green said. "As Australia and its international partners seek solutions to the challenges of securing clean, affordable energy, I look forward to the CEC growing as an effective advocate ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) will participate in a joint project with other sustainable investment organisations to report on the global scope of sustainable and responsible investment. The "trends report" will provide information ...

GRESB joins forces with GRI to push sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) will partner with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a move designed to advance the standardisation of reporting on environmental, social and economic performance in the global real estate ...

FlexiGroup joins Low Carbon Australia on financing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... energy and water monitoring for buildings, refrigeration, boilers and compressed air technologies. "Our accredited vendor partners supply a range of green technology assets, from LED lighting to heating and cooling, which will allow businesses to introduce ...

Emerald Wrap launches, joins UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Emerald Wrap, a dedicated responsible investment, superannuation and pension platform, has added RaboDirect, a division of Rabobank Australia, as a second term deposit provider to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and will become a signatory to the UN ...

City of Sydney, Low Carbon Australia sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The City of Sydney and Low Carbon Australia have signed an agreement to encourage investment in low-carbon technologies by businesses, owners' corporations of apartment buildings and government. Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) ...

Clean Energy Council sees CEFC as catalyst to unlock capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) could act as a catalyst to "unlock" capital from institutional investors, banks and international markets, according to a Clean Energy Council (CEC) report. The CEC commissioned Deloitte to write a report ...