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CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Manufacturers and food processors are using financing from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Commonwealth Bank to upgrade equipment to increase energy efficiency, save on energy costs and boost competitiveness, according to the CEFC. CEFC ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... she was part of the team that built and issued a $10 million social benefit bond with The Benevolent Society and Commonwealth Bank. IMPACT Australia combines two areas - a consultancy called Impact Strategist and two not-for-profit initiatives. IMPACT ...

Westpac number one on global sustainability list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... services by 2017. Westpac was not the only Australian company to be listed in the Global 100 - ANZ came in at number 20, Commonwealth Bank at 25, Stockland at 32, and Wesfarmers at 92.

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... absolute emission reduction targets with a target or a completion year further out than one year." Charter Hall Group, Commonwealth Property Office Fund, Qantas Airways and Sims Metal Management reported absolute emission reduction targets with a target ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... reference for the Financial System Inquiry were released this week. The inquiry will be chaired by David Murray, former Commonwealth Bank chief executive and former chair of the Future Fund board. Good Shepherd Microfinance's provider network includes ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... investments in the annual report, including the AU$100 million Energy Efficient Loan facility co-financed by CEFC with Commonwealth Bank for funding to smaller business, particularly the manufacturing sector, to upgrade facilities and equipment for energy ...

CBA questioned over carbon emissions calculations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has reported that it has achieved and exceeded its target to reduce carbon emissions by the end of the 2012/2013 financial year, but it included in its calculations of its reductions a re-allocation of 3,500 tonnes ...

DLA Piper: climate change legal risk in property development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... with these issues," he said. "There have been ad hoc attempts to put together frameworks. It has to start at the Commonwealth level, down through the states and even to local government level to dispose of the uncertainties. We have learnt that the failure ...

Westpac, CBA raise $10 million for Benevolent Society SBB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Institutional Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and The Benevolent Society have raised AU$10 million for its social benefit bond (SBB). The funds raised by the SBB will go towards establishing The Resilient Families preservation service ...

ACSI: ASX100 boards more diverse in gender, background

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... million in 2012, Jacques Nasser, chairman of BHP Billiton, who received $1.15 million and David Turner, chairman of Commonwealth Bank, who received $831,619. See Also: ACSI: Average fixed CEO pay declined in 2012