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City of Melbourne looks to commercial solar installation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Ed. note: This article has been updated with information from Cr Arron Wood The City of Melbourne and the Sustainable Melbourne Fund are reaching out to advise non-residential commercial building owners of financing options for cost-effective solar ...

Property developers advised to factor in climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... the regulatory framework in this area. Further to that goal, Net Balance and DLA Piper will host breakfast events in Melbourne 30 October, Brisbane 1 November and Sydney 7 November Bringing together property developers and key stakeholders to discuss ...

Insurer Catlin Group sponsors survey of global coral reefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian businesses and communities. "Catlin writes insurance for Australian clients, both from our offices in Sydney and Melbourne and also from our London office - Catlin operates the largest syndicate at Lloyd's of London," Burcke said. "There are ...

Melbourne wins energy efficient built environment award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The City of Melbourne has been recognised at the C40 and Siemens Climate Leadership Award in the category of Energy Efficient Built Environment. The award, which was given in London earlier this week, recognises Melbourne's initiatives to create an ...

City of Melbourne, NAB, Eureka Funds Management sign EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... National Australia Bank (NAB) have financed a AU$7 million environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) that will retrofit a Melbourne office tower to reduce carbon emissions by more than 600 tonnes a year. Signing of the AU$7 million EUA. Pictured from left ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... serve to provide finance in a scalable manner to roll out these improvements systemically. At the moment, the City of Melbourne and New South Wales have legislated environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) as a means of providing a finance vehicle for ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Information Grants (EEIG) program by the Net Balance Foundation, who will work alongside the City of Sydney, City of Melbourne, City of Perth and other partner councils. "The CitySwitch program is closely aligned with Net Balance's ambition to enable ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... UCA Cash Portfolio, the UCA Growth Portfolio and the UCA Australian Equities Portfolio during the investor briefing in Melbourne this week. The Growth Portfolio, which has AU$236.5 million in assets under management reported a record distribution for ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... long-standing partner, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40). Among the participants are the City of Sydney and the City of Melbourne. Overall, the report found that cities are improving energy efficiency- the top three most popular efficiency projects ...

Zoos Victoria certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary have all been certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia. The three facilities that make up Zoos Victoria have been assessed against the Australian government's National Carbon Offset ...