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CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030. "As a public-spirited university, Melbourne is committed to promoting sustainability through our operations, as well as in our research and education programs, particularly as the University has an obligation ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... head of responsible investment, CFSGAM Lorna Tweedie of CFSGAM and Jake Reynolds from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership conducted a survey of 1,000 Australian superannuation fund members as part of the Cambridge University Masters ...

Mirvac to build industrial estate with sustainability features

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... logistics, and it's all about efficiency," said Stuart Penklis, group executive, industrial at Mirvac. "Historically, sustainability initiatives weren't high on the priority list for many occupiers of industrial buildings, however because everything's ...

Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... providers which utilise the EIRIS research methodology, and Duncan Paterson, CEO of CAER, has previously told The Sustainability Report Australian investors should comment on the benchmark and support its development. "It is a great pleasure to welcome ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... to capital restrictions that strata organisations face, particularly for these types of projects," SMF told The Sustainability Report. "We are working with City Of Melbourne's SmartBlocks program to target City of Melbourne resident's, 86% of whom live ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The maturation and evolution of what sustainability means in a corporate environment will see organisations continue to embed sustainability with corporate strategy in Australia. Sustainability experts tell The Sustainability Report that environmental ...

Six Australian companies get gold in RobecoSAM yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Six listed Australian companies were assessed as Gold Class medals in this year's RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook. The RobecoSAM Sustainabiltiy Yearbook 2016 assesses companies' sustainability performance in 2015 and includes the best 15% per industry ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... assets such as housing, and the social returns benchmarks are similarly flexible, HESTA has previously told The Sustainability Report. "Many of our members are familiar with the difficulty of accessing affordable housing and achieving home ownership," ...

Impact Investing Australia to develop Impact Capital Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... "The important thing is to get capital and a strong team focused on three key tings - the impact, the financial sustainability and also the market development," she said. "This is the idea behind Impact Capital Australia - to encourage more participation ...

Statewide Super signs Paris Pledge for Action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... welcoming the Paris Agreement and support the level of ambition in the agreement, the fund said. 'Statewide embraces sustainability because we believe it makes good business sense - for the long-term wellbeing of our members' retirement savings, for ...