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CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... would participate in the refinancing of a stake in the existing Macarthur Wind Farm in Victoria. The CEFC and Commonwealth Bank also announced the AU$100 million expansion of an existing Low Carbon Australia co-financing program for energy efficiency ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... that will make loans to mid-range businesses undertaking energy efficiency and small scale renewable projects. Commonwealth Bank is also allocating AU$50 million to the fund, which will make Energy Efficiency Loans (EELs) available to the market, significantly ...

CBA receives upgraded score in EIRIS sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been highlighted for its improved sustainability performance, one of five "mega cap" companies to receive upgraded scores in the EIRIS Global Sustainability Report 2013. EIRIS's sustainability ratings assess corporate ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Institutional Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society have created an AU$10 million social benefit bond (SBB) funding the new Family Preservation Service. Sandy Blackburn-Wright, head of social innovation at Westpac The ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... which we hope to expand in the future." Last year, the New South Wales government announced that Westpac Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society will develop an AU$10m social benefit bond - to fund a program to assist at-risk ...

GRESB hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian Prime Property Fund Industrial, managed by Lend Lease, as the industrial sector leader, and GFSGAM's Commonwealth Bank Group Super (CBGSA) the diversified sector leader. According to GRESB, 75% of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Australia index responded ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia reported an increase in retail customer satisfaction of 79%, a 4% jump from last year, as well as increases in gender diversity and community program funding in its most recent sustainability report. Commonwealth Bank ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... companies, Ownership Matters found errors at varying points in the cycle. In one case, a vote on two resolutions at a Commonwealth Bank of Australia meeting, "a custodial voting agent incorrectly offered the investor an 'abstain option,' when CBA's proxy ...

Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian Prime Property Fund Industrial, managed by Lend Lease, as the industrial sector leader, and GFSGAM's Commonwealth Bank Group Super (CBGSA) the diversified sector leader. According to GRESB, 75% of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Australia index responded ...

Industry leaders establish Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... of the Banking and Finance Ethics Panel, a working group led industry representatives including AMP Capital, Commonwealth Bank, MLC and Morgan Stanley, among others, under the aegis of the St James Ethics Centre. It is a registered company, and the group's ...