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AMP Capital, Goodman join GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... FGR, the largest independent residential fund in the Netherlands with a market value of â,¬3.7 billion. See Also: Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... value metrics of community investment programs, according to expert practitioners. Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility These themes are interrelated and draw in other issues, including policy uncertainty ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Blackburn-Wright, former head of social innovation for Westpac, and Rosemary Addis, former social innovation strategist at the Australian Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), have launched a company that will consult and ...

AGL commences construction on Nyngan Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... more than 1,350,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules expected to be installed on the 250 hectare site, AGL said. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the New South Wales government provided financial support to the Nyngan Solar Plant and ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Wales adapted the social benefit bond structure from overseas, it is possible that community bonds could be used for Australian purposes as well. As part of this process, practitioners are considering the suitability of the community bond structure ...

Push continues for Australia to adopt mining payment regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... mandatory disclosure regime, groups such as Publish What You Pay (PWYP) will continue their work engaging with the Australian government to introduce a similar regime. "Obviously, this is another country in the G20 that's moving towards greater transparency ...

Westpac number one on global sustainability list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... available for lending and investment in social and affordable housing and 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 ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Kyoto-compliant credits to be generated and then sold overseas, although if the CPM is abolished, the proposed link between the Australian emissions trading scheme (ETS) and the European Union's ETS would be severed. The exact breakdown of the types ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... fund averages, D'Souza said. The fund says it will aim to invest in solution to overcome "grand challenges" facing Australian society, including affordable housing, extreme poverty, land use, food security, gender equality, Indigenous health, efficient ...

ARENA co-funds South Australia solar thermal power study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will contribute AU$1 million to a feasibility study into solar thermal power generation at Port Augusta, South Australia. ARENA will partner with natural gas and electricity provider, Alinta, and the South ...