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Sustainable Melbourne Fund, ARENA, extend partnership in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... Agency (ARENA) have extended their partnership to double the number of local governments in Victoria offering Environmental Upgrade Finance (EUF). Scott Bocskay, CEO, Sustainable Melbourne Fund Through the agreement, ARENA will provide $390,000 for an ...

Australian, NZ organisations consider impacts of bribery, corruption: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... exposure than a domestic-only Australian/NZ company." The survey found that 55% of organisations expect to implement or upgrade their anti-bribery and corruption compliance framework within the next five years. More than half of respondents had not conducted ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Victorian government to spread word on EUAs to SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Victorian government will collaborate on a program to educate small and medium enterprises on how to access environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). Scott Bocskay, CEO, Sustainable Melbourne Fund EUAs are agreements between a building owner, local council ...

Vigeo Eiris upgrades three US companies on human rights criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Corporate social responsibility rating agency Vigeo Eiris has issued a positive alert and upgraded three American companies for their decision to take legal action against US President Donald Trump's executive order banning people from seven countries ...

Teachers Mutual Bank installs solar panels, LED lights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank Limited has invested AU$450,000 to install solar panels and LED lights across all its owned buildings. Teachers Mutual has installed 612 solar panels and 1,825 LED lights, which is expected to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by28% ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Emerald Wrap, Australia's first dedicated responsible investment wrap platform, has entered into a partnership with Impact 20/80 to promote socially responsible impact investments. Lisa Wade, Impact 20/80 Impact 20/80 provides financial, advisory ...

Renew Financial on PACE, US residential renewable energy market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Renew Financial, a California-based clean energy financing company, is bringing the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing model to multiple states in the US, and enabling financing for residential and commercial renewable energy and water ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Ninety percent of ASX200 companies provided some level of reporting on sustainability factors in their 2015 public disclosures, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual review of corporate sustainability disclosure. ...

CEFC provides $68m finance to Geelong office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... light fittings, significantly increase in photovoltaic coverage to the roof and including higher efficiency systems, and upgrade the facade to include thermally broken mullions and higher performance glazing," according to the CEFC. "The challenge on ...

Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... fixed-rate longer-dated senior debt of up to 10 years. "Depending on a council's energy consumption patterns and energy upgrade opportunities, the savings from clean energy investments can offset the loan repayments, improving council operating budgets ...