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Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... including the Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria. Ten who completed their traineeship in New South Wales and Queensland accepted permanent positions at NAB. The bank also reported that six Indigenous candidates were recruited to the bank ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $1.6m Ipswich building upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Carbon Australia has helped finance the $1.6m upgrade of a 7,000 square metre office and retail building in Ipswich, Queensland. The redevelopment of Trident's Limestone Street Centre featured upgrades to lighting, air-conditioning and a building management ...

bankmecu, Foresters Community Finance partner on loan scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... automatic tick for a loan because of it." The program will look to Victorian community organisations and organisations in Queensland, where Foresters is based. The bankmecu/Foresters partnership is also independent of Foresters' other programs. Foresters ...

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining names director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM), which is part of the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at the University of Queensland. Ali will join the University of Queensland as CSRM's new leader in late 2012. He comes to CSRM from the University of Vermont ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... environmental incidents of "major or greater consequences", identified beneficial use opportunities for formation water in Queensland and embedded carbon pricing systems. In community targets, Santos established three new agreements with Aboriginal groups ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... people, wouldn't they be trying to maximise engagement in the Kimberly, in Cape York, in the Hunter Valley and in Central Queensland," O'Faircheallaigh said. "They don't. There is very strong evidence that there is a cost minimisation/risk management ...

Government extends deadlines for Solar Flagship Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... thermal project for the flagships program and has given the AU$1.2bn 250MW solar thermal project near Chinchilla in Queensland until 30 June 2012 to reach financial close. The decision was welcomed by the Clean Energy Council, the peak body for renewable ...

GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... the first 5 Star Green Star building in the Northern Territory, Energex Distribution Centre, TradeCoast Central, in Queensland, the first 4 Star Green Star - Industrial Design v1 building, Upper West Side Stage 1 in Melbourne, the first 4 Star Green ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... for information on modelling and how companies are mitigating risks. We'll say, in the event of something like the Queensland funds, what do you do to mitigate the risk so that you're not out of action. We are looking for more disclosure around that. ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... levels of young people in regional communities, as well as its charitable donations to customers affected by the 2011 Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi. The company also launched the "Text to Donate" initiative, enabling customers to donate AU$5 to ...