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VFMC to divest from tobacco holdings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Services Board, National Gallery of Victoria, Royal Children's Hospital, Royal Women's Hospital and the University of Melbourne. ESSSuper has also included a statement on tobacco as part of its sustainability policy. "ESSSuper recognises that tobacco ...

South Australia one step closer to building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... that often prevent environmental upgrades from being carried out. It was modeled on existing legislation in the City of Melbourne and in New South Wales. It is part of an AU$1.9 million election commitment to drive investment in sustainable commercial ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund launches Solar Finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) is targeting business owners in a campaign to advise them of financing options for cost-effective solar installation. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund SMF's Solar Finance program uses the established ...

Paula Benson appointed NAB GM corporate affairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... partnerships, corporate events, brand and reputation management. She also previously worked as a director of the Port of Melbourne Corporation. See Also: Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO That increase in public demand will be a running theme in this year's RIAA conference in Melbourne on the 27 th November, reflected in this year's conference title, Unleashing Responsible Investment. "What we've observed ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... exploration, extraction, production and use," said Steve James, CEO Teachers Mutual Bank, at a recent conference in Melbourne. The policy on lending to GHG emission-intensive projects is not an ad hoc policy, but grounded in the bank's wider sustainability ...

SuperMIND calculates costs of mental illness, suicide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... receiving the results of a study into suicide rates in the construction industry. The study conducted by the University of Melbourne found that from 2001-2010, the suicide rate among construction labourers was significantly greater than the general male ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) is increasing both national and international advocacy of environmental upgrade finance with the intention of growing the volume of deals, both large and small. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund SMF ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... goal of a 20% reduction is energy use / GHG emissions by 2020." Much in the way that organisations such as Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) use environmental upgrade finance vehicles to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in commercial ...

UCA Funds Management appoint independent directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... number of directorships and is currently a non-executive Director of Victorian WorkCover Authority (WorkSafe), Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Health) and Monash Institute of Medical Research-Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research. "Jane and ...