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Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... unemployment, or simply retained by the restaurants Less space is needed for storage of wine, saving the precious working capital of small businesses. Costs of tapping the wine Labour time is needed to make sure that tap lines are regularly cleaned ...

ACSI, TIAA-CREF engage on "show of hands" AGM voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Investment Board, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Florida State Board of Administration (SBA), HOSTPLUS, Indus Capital Partners, LLC., Legal & General Investment Management, Sarasin & Partners LLP, State Street Global Advisors, and USS ...

Global Canopy Programme appoints executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... think tank that "works to demonstrate the scientific, political and business case for safeguarding forests as natural capital that underpins water, food, energy, health and climate security for all." It has brought forth initiatives including initiatives ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... has been developed in-line with the City Of Melbourne Net Zero Emissions strategy and looks to overcome the access to capital restrictions that strata organisations face, particularly for these types of projects," SMF told The Sustainability Report. ...

AGL opens Nyngan, Broken Hill solar plants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
AGL has officially opened its Nyngan and Broken Hill solar plants - Australia's largest utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants. AGL's Broken Hill Solar Plant (photo courtesy AGL) The Nyngan plant became operational in July 2015 and Broken ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... are a large, well managed community housing provider in southeast Queensland and northern NSW, and they were looking for capital to fund an expansion of an affordable housing program," said Ian Learmonth, SVA's executive director of impact investing. ...

Impact Investing Australia to develop Impact Capital Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia Late last year, Impact Investing Australia launched a blueprint for Impact Capital Australia (ICA), which is envisaged as being a AU$300 million financial vehicle that will fund innovation for "improved ...

ARENA selects 22 projects for $100m funding round

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) under its $250 million large-scale solar program. "We expect these large-scale projects will require capital in addition to ARENA's funding and the CEFC is in a position to assist with the debt side of this financing," said Oliver ...

NZ Super Fund invests in NZ$113m housing project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... housing project in Auckland that will feature affordable housing. NZ Super Fund, NgÄi Tahu Property Limited and New Ground Capital have invested in the project, and will purchase 1.95 ha of former NZ Defence Force land, in two super lots, from the Hobsonville ...

Workplace diversity a driver of innovation: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Workplace diversity and inclusion are drivers of innovation, according to Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia Picking up on the release of the government's National Innovation and Science Agenda, DCA pressed ...