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Net Balance and ECO-Buy in sustainability service merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Net Balance and sustainable procurement advisory firm ECO-Buy have merged, bringing together two leading specialist sustainability organisations. Cameron Neil, Net Balance The merger will see both entities increase the range of their sustainability ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance opens third Good Money site

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance has opened a retail site in Melbourne to provide access to microfinance products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney at the Good Money launch ...

Government bodies not effectively speaking on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Government organisations are not effectively communicating sustainability-related issues to stakeholders, according to a survey of Australian-based sustainability management personnel, consultants and commentators. Stephen Hale According to the survey ...

Companies with carbon targets see higher reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... reduction targets for supply chain emissions, with that mainly coming from consumer companies in the food, beverage and retail industries. CDP Carbon Action's development has been supported through advice from Catholic Super, AXA Investment Managers ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... its mandate and this [issue] is a good start for us. We're always very supportive and want to get more involved at the retail and institutional level to try to bring about progressive change within our ethical mandate." Industry experts that spoke with ...

Combet announces phase-out of solar credit mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The federal government will phase out the solar credit mechanism in January 2013, six months ahead of schedule, a move that is expected to lower the cost of electricity and curtail a potential oversupply in renewable energy certificates. Minister for ...

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... ('CDLI') and the CDP 2012 ASX200 Carbon Performance Leadership Index ('CPLI') - Commonwealth Property Office Fund, CFS Retail Property Trust, Mirvac Group, National Australia Bank and Insurance Australia Group. Qantas Airways and Commonwealth Property ...

Capturing the upside potential of Australia's carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... during short-term market uncertainty COzero has launched a new online trading platform, MarketLink, open to wholesale and retail counterparties to transact environmental commodities online. COzero is guaranteeing liquidity in buying and selling by acting ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia reported an increase in retail customer satisfaction of 79%, a 4% jump from last year, as well as increases in gender diversity and community program funding in its most recent sustainability report. Commonwealth Bank ...

SEFA: developing sustainable loan portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... public housing and social enterprises, a deliberate strategy to maintain a deliberate portfolio. Triodos Bank is also a retail banker as well, while SEFA is a fund manager. Triodos Bank came on as an investor in SEFA to further the development of social ...