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Australian Catholic University issues $200m Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Catholic University (ACU) has issued a $200 million Sustainability Bond to be used in green building construction and education program development. Scott Jenkins, chief financial officer, Australian Catholic University ACU is the first Australian issuer ...

Regnan hires Pauline Vamos as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Council for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR), an academic centre of excellence for research and education in the financial sector. Vamos is also a Director of the Banking and Finance Oath (BFO) group, Decimal Software Limited ...

Mirvac launches first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... responsibly. " Whilst the RAP is a two-year commitment, Mirvac has set a five-year internal focus on "building awareness, education about cultural protocols, and growing the number of our people who identify themselves as Indigenous," Breavington said. ...

CEFC publishes report on best practice initiatives for property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... logistics), healthcare (e.g. hospitals and laboratories), common living (e.g. aged care and student accommodation) and education. "Property accounts for almost a quarter of Australia's carbon emissions, confirming there is a pressing need for action ...

Mirvac Sydney HQ receives WELL certification for health and wellbeing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... the keys and being done, a lot is a about how you operate the building. We offer Pilates classes once a week. We offer education forums on health and wellbeing with a nutritionist. We needed to get a cafe in the building on board, to offer healthy food ...

Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... Opportunity Initiatives," she said. "It's an eight point plan covering three broad areas - They cover three broad areas - education, innovation and good business practice. Through that plan, we talk about our contribution to community through to the ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... other ways to support gender equality. Through their investment program Wise, Commonwealth Bank "assists the financial education to women who are running small businesses", said Macfarlane. ANZ also mentions that working towards gender equality can be ...

Ethical Investment Week to bust the ethical investment return myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
While demand for retail ethical investment products continues to grow, the Ethical Advisers' Co-Operative continues to chisel away at the persistent "myth" that ethical investing is a choice between investing to a set of values and financial return ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... way technology is evolving, we believe it's great for investors because costs have come down. We believe that the more education we can bring to impact investment, the more awareness we can bring, and combined with investment expertise, the better the ...

Pollinate Energy attracts investment from Pangaea Impact Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... impact investments in social enterprises. Prior to founding Pangaea, Anthony and Karen were founding investors in Think: Education Group and Open Colleges Australia. "We're really excited by the fact that Pollinate ticks so many boxes for us," said Karen ...