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CEFC, CBA finance car dealership energy efficiency loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... as the LED lights. The new LED lighting installation generated tradeable energy savings certificates under the NSW government's Energy Savings Schemes, which also offsets the cost of the replacement. Autonomous Energy has estimated that the annual electricity ...

RobecoSAM launches 2015 assessment for DJSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
RobecoSAM has launched the 2015 corporate sustainability assessment, its annual evaluation that is the basis for the construction of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). RobecoSAM has invited more than 3,400 of the largest companies, based on ...

Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... standards. The report further recommends setting up a green bond verification system that is third party, independent and government approved, similar to those used under the local emissions trading schemes in China. "The central government is extremely ...

Mirvac integrates sustainability in "place-making" thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Edwards said. To that end, Mirvac this week hosted a day-long summit that brought together investors, tenants, customers, government organisations and consultants. "For us, it's the next step on our research and as a company, we want to use the research ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... which evaluated 1422 organisations across multiple sectors, including corporations, not for profits, sporting bodies, government-owned entities and the superannuation sector. WOB evaluated 1422 organisations from more than 10 sectors in its 2015 edition ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... uneven and in some cases, such as on boards of state-owned corporations in Queensland, Western Australia and the federal government, there have been losses in women directors, according to Women on Boards (WOB). Claire Braund, executive director, Women ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Credit Suisse notes that Thorn Group is a leader in "wanting good practices in the sector," but also notes that if the government's CentrePay arrangements change, there could be significant impact on their revenue. CentrePay is a bill paying and budgeting ...

Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Money sites in Victoria are the result of a partnership between NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance and the Victorian state government. The initiative provides access to no-interest loans (NILS), which are administered by Good Money, and StepUP low-interest ...

NAB launches Impact Investment Grant Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... the grants program in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney over the past month, and more than 400 people government, the not-for-profit sector and social enterprises attended the sessions, NAB said. The impact investing market is estimated ...

Supply chain sustainability school launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... launch the Supply Chain Sustainability School in Australia, with additional funding and support provided by the NSW government, Sustainability Victoria and Construction Skills Queensland. The school will be delivered by the Net Balance Foundation, with ...