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Wesfarmers publishes 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... and Coles has employed 500 additional indigenous personnel across stores and in a variety of roles this year alone." Community contributions by Wesfarmers exceeded AU$100 million for the first time, comprising 50% direct contributions by the company ...

CEFC to provide up to $30m financing to City of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... agreements, AU$800,000 will be allocated to complete the installation of 300kw of rooftop solar panels on Council and community facilities such as the Carlton Baths and Carlton Resource Centre and the remaining AU$4.4 million will be used on "other sustainability ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... The fund's investment performance is one highlight to the report, while Simpson also cited VicSuper's performance in community programs. "Our returns are still very good, which is fantastic, especially with regard to the external economy being quite ...

Social Ventures Australia launch venture philanthropy fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... well as to help philanthropists identify high-impact organisations that can make a big difference to the Queensland community." The venture philanthropy fund is seeking initiatives that can benefit from SVA's support and are committed to evidence-based ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... major change of leadership, the new leadership... highlighted the need to raise awareness of human beings sharing a community of common destiny," he said. "The idea is that this new administration had a major shift away from the old diplomatic/international ...

Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... energy target in place. For the City of Sydney, its emissions and renewable energy targets were developed as part of community consultation around the Sustainable Sydney 2030 plan, Midlam said. "We asked the community, what do you want the city to look ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... committed to building a better future for the people who bank with us, work with us, invest in us, or are part of our wider community. It's this kind of thinking that is helping Westpac become one of the world's great service companies. We've performed ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... large-scale solar sector to date." Separately, the CEFC has also announced that it has signed an agreement with not-for-profit community housing provider SGCH to develop environmentally-friendly social and affordable housing projects. The CEFC has committed ...

Pollinate Energy sells 10,000th solar light

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... solar light unit. (Photo courtesy Pollinate Energy) The 10,000th light was purchased by two brothers living in a slum community in East Bangalore, Pollinate Energy said. Pollinate Energy has developed a business distribution model that follows the pathways ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... although it is a relatively small amount for HESTA, the AU$32 billion industry superannuation fund for the health and community services sector. "The reason why we have an interest in impact investing is that it's something that resonates closely with ...