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Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Energy services company Verdia has partnered with Westpac to assist companies seeking financing for investments in solar, energy efficient technologies and low emissions vehicles. Paul Peters, CEO, Verdia Westpac has received AU$200 million from the ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Investors and companies are working to assess, evaluate and plan to integrate the goals of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a process supported by a wide variety of stakeholders on all side of the process. Alice Cope, executive ...

Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Action Plans (RAPs). "There are four organisations - Good Shepherd Microfinance as the program conceiver and operator, and partners in EY, CSI, and the Australian government," said Adam Mooney, CEO of Good Shepherd Microfinance. "This whole program is ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership, collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the UN Global Compact have renewed their collaboration for another three years. In announcing their renewed memorandum of understanding, the GRI and UN Global Compact will focus on supporting the United Nations ...

GRI, Danish Institute for Human Rights collaborate on reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) will collaborate to promote sustainability reporting in a partnership announced at the 5 th GRI Global Conference. GRI and DIHR's collaboration comes as part of global ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is assessing what the next decade of responsible investment looks like, particularly in the context of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Fiona Reynolds, managing director, PRI PRI ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... commitment to provide customers with a 0.7% discount on finance for qualifying projects, CEFC said. "By working with finance partners such as Westpac, the CEFC is providing Australian businesses with clear and cost effective opportunities to really take ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... investment opportunities related to clean energy assets." FlexiGroup operates in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland and partners with retailers including Harvey Norman, IKEA and AGL Solar to offer finance to retail and business customers. Its wholly ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... impacting on business development in that market. In the US, among other investments, New Forests operates Forest Carbon Partners, an investment vehicle for the registration of projects by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for California's greenhouse ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Palisade Investment Partners will launch a new fund strategy that will invest in renewable energy projects in Australia. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO CEFC is allocating up ...