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City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... producing low-carbon thermal energy, and providing heating and cooling for 3,000 residences and 65,000sqm of retail and commercial space in 14 buildings at Central Park. "In terms of this opportunity, it varied from our other, Melbourne EUAs as they ...

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... design. But our commitment to sustainability doesn't end there." Melbourne City Council is also working with the city's commercial building owners and high-rise apartment residents to reduce water and energy usage and manage waste and recycling and Cr ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... of this building and other investors - it's more the degree of contact and consultation. In many respects, we're a commercial enterprise - we have our own board, we're separately incorporated. We have an AFSL and our own compliance framework. On our ...

bankmecu to offer environmental upgrade agreement finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... that term. It puts things like tri-generation, co-generation and solar panels right into the feasibility space for commercial buildings." The concept of financing EUAs is in alignment with the bank's practices, Douglas said. "We've been able to slot ...

Community Sector Banking to extend microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Nahri in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales. CDFI is a micro-credit program that provides loans at a commercial rate of interest, rather than a no interest loans (NILS) program. "In this case, it was a perfect mix between what we'd do ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... units from its current level of 100kW to potentially 10kW, to "reduce the risk of a surge in solar PV installations on commercial buildings driving up costs." CCA further recommended that small-scale installations not receive any "deemed" generation ...

Low Carbon Australia and CEFC to merge for 2013 launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... decision has been taken by the two boards to pursue that merger and we're commencing due diligence, because like any other commercial transaction, the board of CEFC had to do due diligence on the loan book and the business, to make that judgement prior ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... abatement." The waste-to-energy plant will cost more than AU$3.3m and has the capacity to process 35,000 tonnes a year of commercial and industrial organic waste that could be diverted from landfill, said Geoff Richards, Richgro managing director. "Quality ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... materials and real estate sectors posted the highest number of assurance statements included within their reports. The commercial and professional services group lagged behind the average of the index. The report found that the most commonly used standard ...

Oliver Yates named CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Oliver Yates will be the inaugural chief executive officer of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Yates, who began his job this week, will be responsible for day-to-day operations with the CEFC and will be responsible for the employment of ...