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Local Government Super recognised at Green Globe Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Green Globes Award. LGS was also a finalist for the Built Environment Sustainability Green Globe Award category, for its retrofit of Carnegie Morgan Hill House (120 Sussex Street, Sydney). LGS used technology in the retrofit that has reduced water usage ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund invests in Swanston St retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Sustainable Melbourne Fund has invested in a AU$440,000 environmental retrofit of a commercial building held by an owners corporation. Scott Bocskay The SMF investment will fund the installation of an energy efficient chiller unit at 55 Swanston Street ...

City of Melbourne EUAs extended to include property trusts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Property trusts will be able to access environmental upgrade finances in the City of Melbourne, opening up 42% of the city's lettable commercial property space environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) for energy and waste efficiency upgrades. Scott Bocskay ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Environmental upgrade financing vehicles in the City of Melbourne have funded AU$4.9m in energy and emissions efficiency retrofit programs and are projected to save 5350 tonnes of CO2-e emissions per year, according to the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. ...

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... institutional investor." See Also: Investor Profile: Local Government Super LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has developed a financing program tailored to foundry manufacturers seeking to invest in energy-efficient upgrades to equipment and processes. Low Carbon Australia is working with the Australian Foundry Institute (AFI) to inform ...

LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
A commercial property in Brisbane that underwent an energy efficient retrofit financed by Low Carbon Australia has been sold for AU$12.25m, representing a 17% internal rate of return (IRR). O'Connell's OBM House, an office building at 26 Wharf Street ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has been given the Infinity Award for sustainability leadership for the second year in a row by research firm SuperRatings. The Infinity Award recognises the superannuation fund that is practicing responsible investment ...

Strong overseas interest in EUA structure, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... highlighted to me that we are sitting in this marketplace that is the envy of the world from a property perspective and a retrofit perspective," Bocskay said. Bocskay has been in Europe to talk about the EUA structure, speaking at the Global Energy Basel ...

LGS select MSCI for ESG and carbon research, monitoring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... portfolio and compare that exposure to a benchmark ESG index." See Also: LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit Investor Profile: Local Government Super Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis