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BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
BP shareholders overwhelmingly backed a resolution that has directed the company to provide more information on their strategic management of carbon risks. Resolution 25 was proposed by the Aiming for A coalition, a group of institutional investors ...

CEFC, CBA finance car dealership energy efficiency loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
A Sydney car dealership has taken out an AU$320,000 Energy Efficiency Loan to install 1,000 solar panels and more than 100,000 LED lights. Rooftop solar PV installation at Col Crawford Lifestyle Cars (photo courtesy CEFC) Col Crawford Lifestyle Cars ...

Mirvac integrates sustainability in "place-making" thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
Property developer and manager Mirvac is applying its sustainability strategy to their role in "place making" when building retail, residential and commercial developments. Paul Edwards, group general manager sustainability, Mirvac In January 2014 ...

South Australia one step closer to building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The government of South Australia has introduced legislation that will enact environmental upgrade finance allowing commercial property owners to access finance to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency. South Australia Climate ...

Westpac commits to recruiting 400 Indigenous university interns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... 2014/2017 Reconciliation Action Plan, Toohill said. The Reconciliation Action Plan was built around four key ideas - building careers, financial inclusion, thriving communities, and recognition and advocacy," she said. "We take an integrated approach ...

Bondor, QUT partner on sustainable building material project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will partner with Bondor, a producer of insulated roof and wall panels and lightweight decorative architectural facade panels, to measure how the company's thermal building system satisfies residents' cost savings ...

GRESB appoints two non-executive directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has appointed representatives from Norges Bank Investment Management and NAREIT as non-executive directors to its board. Mie Holstad, Chief Administrative Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management ...

Diversity Council Australia urges employer action in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... It's an area where they're seeking assistance. It's not to say we won't continue doing our work on gender reporting, building cultural capability and women in leadership in non-traditional areas." In addition, DCA also publishes research around the areas ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Politics is the process of governing an entity for the purpose of allocating resources. Superannuation funds are not partisan political participants in the way that elected politicians are, but funds' investment activities are impacted by politics ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund launches Solar Finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) is targeting business owners in a campaign to advise them of financing options for cost-effective solar installation. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund SMF's Solar Finance program uses the established ...