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Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... as the backdrop, David Paradice, portfolio manager of Paradice Investment Management and a member of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) expert review explained how the corporation can provide opportunities to attract private capital such as ...

NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... perspective, the program is an opportunity to move microlending - into a retail sphere, said Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development at NAB. "One of our goals is really to understand that market and penetrate it, not from a commercial ...

bankmecu, Foresters Community Finance partner on loan scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
bankmecu and Foresters Community Finance, in conjunction with the Victorian government, have entered into a partnership by which the bank will provide loans to help community based organisations buy their own property. The agreement formalises an existing ...

Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... manufacturers are new, Low Carbon Australia's financing program will build off of previously established programs that finance energy efficiency upgrades in other industries. Low Carbon Australia works with co-finance partners in the financing programs. ...

UKSIF endorses Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has joined National Australia Bank and other institutions in endorsing the Natural Capital Declaration, a financial sector declaration to address the use of natural capital by businesses. ...

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 ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Investors, banks and industry bodies welcomed the report on the structure of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), saying that the expert review panel's conclusions reflected a pragmatic view of the CEFC's role in facilitating private investment ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... microfinance mandate, and has made an AU$6m commitment to a social enterprise fund run by Brisbane-based Foresters Community Finance. Even though the fund does exercise oversight with both managers, the fund does not use SROI as a metric, said Tim Macready ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... will be assessed across jurisdictions. In addition to RIAA, the other organisations include UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, the European Sustainable Investment Forum ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... and have it independently assured and level-checked by the GRI. We continue to advocate on behalf of the accounting and finance profession as these issues matter greatly. It is imperative that all who claim leadership in this area are committed to the ...