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Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... other goods rental businesses are most exposed to potential regulatory changes that could negatively impact on their business model. "We have reviewed the practice of payday lending and household goods rental in Australia and the risks should the regulatory ...

CEFC provides $100m financing for Origin Solar Servicing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... a 12-year $100 million financing deal to Origin Energy, to support Origin's solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) to business and residential customers. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates With the CEFC finance, Origin will expand solar servicing, under which Origin ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... skills, experience and diversity to the trustee board. Pam McAlister, partner in Mercer's Governance Practice Solutions business, noted that strengthening independence of boards is important, as is "the collective skillset, objective judgment and dynamics ...

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... risk by fossil fuel companies is staggering; they are continuing to behave as if climate targets will not impact their business models," said Mark Campanale, founder and executive director of Carbon Tracker. "This clearly isn't the case and today it ...

Citywide make two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... future". Lamell and Hardy begin their role as non-executive directors on 1 July. "I'm excited to combine my international business background, track record for growth, emphasis on safety and culture, and large organisational experience with Citywide ...

GRI defines four strategic goals to expand scope

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has developed four strategic priorities to expand its scope and "catalyse the next era of sustainability reporting" over the next five years. GRI has released an updated Global Reporting Initiative with four goals ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... CEFC. There is demonstrated demand for higher-performing commercial office space in metropolitan areas outside of central business districts, guided by government decentralisation, supply constraints in CBD, infrastructure development and urban regeneration ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... perspective, they are agreed that there are no imminent litigation challenges at hand in Australia. "In terms of the business of suing, whether in class actions or individual claims, you don't sue someone until someone has suffered a loss," Slade said. ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... conduct the research and engage with members to see if there is member demand and, depending on the outcome, will conduct a business case to assess how viable a climate-specific option would be, said Kirsten Simpson, m anager corporate responsibility ...

CEFC, NAB launch $120m green finance fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... and, unless addressed, can adversely affect Australia's economic competitiveness. The CEFC is looking to incentivise business to invest in high performance, energy efficient technologies, including vehicles and equipment, so commercial operators in rural ...