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Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... certainty and allow us to better manage the variability associated with wind resource across our geographically-diverse Australian portfolio," said Miles George, Infigen Energy's managing director. "We are pleased to have collaborated with Swiss Re Corporate ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Many industry bodies expressed support for the proposed legislation. The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) said it has "long called" for greater independence on superannuation boards, in ...

SVA Commonwealth Bank partner on education toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... (SVA) to develop a teaching and learning toolkit to "enable and support a culture of evidence-informed practice" in Australian schools. Susan Metcalf, chief operating officer, Social Ventures Australia The Australian Teaching and Learning Toolkit Initiative ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Divesting from the worst emitting fossil fuels is only one step towards decarbonising the world economy, and Australian Ethical Investment says achieving the stated goal of capping global temperature increases to 2 degrees C requires a "sophisticated ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... quality tenants." EG will target bringing the properties to the equivalent of at least 4.5 stars under the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS), CEFC said. Bringing additional energy efficiency improvements to the commercial property ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... ideas; we often see developments in new areas of law and new litigation risk being developed overseas and then the Australian market picks those concepts up. This risk is something that appears to be far more active and advanced overseas than in Australia ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
ANZ is partnering with the Australian Water Association (AWA) on water and wastewater management programs in South-East Asia. Christina Tonkin, ANZ managing director of global loans and advisory. The partnership will see AWA focus on "knowledge sharing ...

Expert panel discusses CSR practices in action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... risks, and more efficient allocation of capital, according a panel of experts speaking at the recent launch of the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s annual CSR review. Andrew MacLeod, managing director, Good Super, Ian Wood ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... finance green property, wind power and solar projects. The bond - ANZ's first green bond and the second issued by an Australian bank - is five-year fixed rate, priced at 99.384 and an 80 bps spread over the swap rate, with a coupon of 3.25%. The bond ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... (CSR) practices are driving innovation and impacting on environmental, social and economic challenges, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social ...