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Low Carbon Australia finances second Wagga Wagga project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia will finance a second energy upgrade project with the city of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales- the installation of a cogeneration unit at the city's aquatic centre. The AU$780,000 upgrade project at the Wagga Wagga Oasis Aquatic ...

Cruelty Free Super celebrates second birthday

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
High conviction ethical superannuation fund Cruelty Free Super has passed the two year mark, amassing more than 300 members and AU$5m in assets under management. The fund is aiming for AU$10m in assets under management and plans to contribute to the ...

Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... are being able to see that council is taking measures to lower its costs. It is a visible demonstration within that community - if you use these light bulbs, you're cutting your energy bill by this much. Where it's a co-gen system, for example, you're ...

Foresters finances Eating Disorders Victoria service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Foresters Community Finance has financed an expanded counseling service for Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) through its Social Enterprise Solutions program. The loan will provide funds for EDV to provide community-based early intervention and ongoing ...

Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Investment consultants Towers Watson believes that the world economies are in a period of transformation across a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, and institutional investors need a similar level of transformation to their ...

Local Government Super recognised at Green Globe Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has been awarded with the 2012 Climate Change Leadership Award and the Energy Award at the New South Wales government's 2012 Green Globe Awards. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS was recognised for its sustainable and responsible ...

O'Halloran to step down as RIAA executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Louise O'Halloran is stepping down as executive director of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), after 11 years in the position. In that time, RIAA has grown to represent members with over AU$650bn in funds under management, ranging ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
ANZ is a leader both in Australia and internationally for the development, strategy and delivery of financial inclusion and capability programs, according to a third-party review of the bank. According to the review by the Allen Consulting Group, ANZ's ...

Sustainability reports a driver of action and engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Sustainability reports provide external parties such as investors the opportunity to assess a company's performance to long term goals, and provides stakeholders with an opportunity to engage with the process of achieving sustainable targets, said panellists ...

ESG disclosures relevant to investors' decision-making

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Companies' extra-financial information, such as disclosures on governance and environmental issues, is used by analysts and investors to help analyse and inform investment decisions, according to research conducted by the Global Reporting Initiative ...