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LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... fire in Dhaka in May. LGS, the AU$7 billion superannuation fund for local government and related employers in New South Wales, is an investor in Australian companies that outsource textile production to Bangladesh. LGS signed on to the accord after hearing ...

Greenfleet registers two Carbon Farming Initiative projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability." Greenfleet has also made its first land purchase to create a new forest, near West Wyalong in New South Wales, alongside NSW state forest, with 900 hectares suitable for direct-seeding.

LUCRF Community Partnership Trust opens in South Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... overlooked by government and major donors." Since 2010, LUCRF has made 19 grants to 17 community groups in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, to groups including Doxa Youth Foundation's after school program in Bendigo, Victoria and the Upper Yarra ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... started making investments on Monday, and has announced that it will provide financing for two wind projects in New South Wales and Victoria. CEFC will provide AU$37.5 million in senior debt finance for the construction and operation of the Taralga Wind ...

Algae.Tec signs agreement with Macquarie Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Generation to site an algae carbon capture and biofuels production facility beside a 2640MW coal-fired power station in New South Wales. The agreement with Macquarie Generation, which is owned by the New South Wales government, will site the Algae.Tec ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... capital guaranteed component with return based on agreed performance outcomes reflecting the money saved by the New South Wales government b keeping families together. The junior tranche of AU$2.5 million will be partially funded by The Benevolent Society ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... families. The bond will fund the maintenance of existing centres, and the planned expansion of six more centres in New South Wales. The allocation to the Newpin SBB is aligned with NGS Super's community-based values, said Anthony Rodwell-Ball, NGS Super ...

Pollinate Energy brings solar lighting to urban slums

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... backing from organizations including Epuron, Condall, Net Balance, Norton Rose Fulbright and the University of New South Wales Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering department in the Faculty of Engineering, "We got a great grant from USAID that ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... 2009, partially attributed to new, cumbersome regulations for wind farms at the state level. Ernst & Young cited New South Wales' policies and the Victorian planning policy that puts a 2 km distance between wind turbines and residences. RECAI had the ...

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... feel it is the right decision to move away from investing in this industry." STC is the trustee board for four New South Wales closed public superannuation funds with AU$36 billion in assets under management - State Authorities Superannuation Scheme ...