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Tumut Shire Council to slash electricity costs after upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... for other local government projects in places including Wagga Wagga City Council, NSW, Mount Alexander Shire Council, Victoria, Baw Baw Shire Council, Victoria, Richmond Valley Council, NSW, Kingborough Council, Tasmania, Great Lakes Council, NSW and ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... has been exciting." The ANZFF portfolio includes "two high-quality softwood estates comprising over 90,000 hectares in Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania and a hardwood timberland estate of more than 270,000 hectares across various regions of Australia," ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Council of the potential impact of environmental, social and broader economic issues on the financial bottom line" said Victoria Whitaker, head of Australia for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In a joint statement with Sustainable Business Australia ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... 38.7% of trust assets as of the end of December, 2013. Exposure to Australian state government issuance is limited to Victoria, South Australia, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory - the other states are screened out based on ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... provides financing to upgrade with new technologies and energy efficient equipment, and pointed to recent financing deals in Victoria as examples of how companies are taking advantage of the program. CEFC noted family business Nightingale Bros in Wandiligong ...

South Australia government to support Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... safe, fair, and affordable loans, savings, energy inclusion and other programs and has reached over 125,000 people. In Victoria, Good Shepherd Microfinance operates three Good Money retail sites that provide access to microfinance products, financial ...

New national law for co-ops and mutuals to cut red tape

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Cooperatives and Mutuals (BCCM). Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO (Photo courtesy of BCCM) CNL started this week in New South Wales and Victoria and will impact on more than 600 co-operatives in NSW and 640 co-operatives in Victoria would benefit from the new ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO UCA Funds Management is an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, and provides investment management for charities, faith-based organisations and their members. It has AU$900 ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Content, Towers, and Bob Welsh, Executive Director, Sustainability Advisers; President, Environment Protection Board Victoria.

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO UCA Funds Management is an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, which manages more than AU$800m in ethical portfolios on behalf of church bodies, other not-for-profit organisations ...