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CEFC commits $35 million to finance expansion of intelliHUB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $35 million of debt finance towards the expansion of a smart meter technology venture. CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth and intelliHUB CEO Adrian Clark (photo supplied by CEFC) The debt finance will go ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... framework, built on a comprehensive review of existing international standards and guidelines from organisations such as The Consumer Goods Forum, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and the International Standards Organization (ISO). ISF piloted a draft ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... framework, built on a comprehensive review of existing international standards and guidelines from organisations such as The Consumer Goods Forum, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and the International Standards Organization (ISO). The framework was ...

Listed franchise companies facing structural reform risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... that comes from four issues: "(1) Franchisees are deemed neither fully-fledged businesses nor Business Consumers under consumer law; they are in a regulatory no-man's land; (2) Duties to act in good faith and unconscionable conduct protections appear ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... happening like capacity building announcements in the recent federal budget, and NDIS being extended not only from the consumer driven side of it, but the housing side as well - specialist disability accommodation allowances, other things like that." ...

CEFC provides finance to boost energy rating for Melbourne hotel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made a $39 million investment to help boost the energy rating at a hotel being developed by the Pro-invest Group. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The Holiday Inn Express at Southbank ...

Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... the supply chain. Based on their model and investment philosophy, Ausbil believes that since brands are key assets for consumer-facing businesses, brand damage from "adverse human rights findings can lead to e.g. loss of sales, difficulty in winning ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... "You look at what does that do for the economy, what does that do particularly from the part of the economy to that the consumer, and we know that consumption is changing and the way people are consuming is changing, and that has a massive impact," she ...

Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The recent Federal Court decision upholding allegations made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that Heinz's Little Kids Shredz children's food range was misleading to consumers because it suggested the high sugar products ...

$12.5 million ARENA initiative to fund distributed energy resources projects, studies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... systems that include smart thermostats, internet connected pool pumps and other demand side technologies. It is clear that consumer owned energy resources are going to play a big role in the future energy mix." ARENA has a two-stage application process ...