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NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... NAB. The program will be jointly delivered by Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO), arbias and the NSW government and will be jointly financed by ACSO and NAB. This is the NSW government's third social impact investment. The program will ...

AGL opens Nyngan, Broken Hill solar plants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... with $166.7 million funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and $64.9 million from the NSW Government. Both plants are were constructed in partnership with First Solar, Bogan Shire Council (Nyngan) and Broken Hill City Council ...

Newpin social benefit bond returns 8.9% in second year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... resulting in an 8.9% p.a. return to investors. The Newpin SBB is underpinned by an outcome-based contract between the NSW government and UnitingCare. Investors receive a return based on the proportion of children restored to their parents. Some of the ...

CEFC, CBA finance car dealership energy efficiency loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... as the LED lights. The new LED lighting installation generated tradeable energy savings certificates under the NSW government's Energy Savings Schemes, which also offsets the cost of the replacement. Autonomous Energy has estimated that the annual electricity ...

Supply chain sustainability school launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... launch the Supply Chain Sustainability School in Australia, with additional funding and support provided by the NSW government, Sustainability Victoria and Construction Skills Queensland. The school will be delivered by the Net Balance Foundation, with ...

NSW develops first social impact investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... is the first state in Australia to articulate a policy for social impact investment. As part of the policy, the NSW government has established an Office of Social Impact Investment, a joint initiative of the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet and ...

AGL installs first solar panels at Nyngan solar plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... with First Solar. ARENA is supporting the project with $166.7 million, and $64.9 million is being provided by the NSW Government. Construction at the 102 MW Nyngan Solar Plant began in January 2014 and is expected to be completed by June 2015, while ...

Tumut Shire Council to slash electricity costs after upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... government in July 2013 granted the project around AU$877,000 through the Community Energy Efficiency Program, and the NSW government's Office of Environment and Heritage provided funding assistance for a preliminary energy audit through its Energy Saver ...

Westpac, CBA raise $10 million for Benevolent Society SBB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... for the funding mechanism for The Resilient Families service, which is delivered by The Benevolent Society. The NSW government announced its intention to develop this SBB with Westpac, CBA and the Benevolent Society last year, and the past year has been ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... aimed at reducing the number of family breakdowns and the number of children placed in foster care in NSW. The NSW government announced its intention to develop this SBB with Westpac, CBA and the Benevolent Society last year, and the past year has been ...