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HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... 60 new social and affordable homes," according to HESTA. Horizon Housing has properties and projects across 15 local government areas in Queensland and northern New South Wales. HESTA's Social Impact Investment Trust is managed by Social Ventures Australia ...

South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... improve water, waste and energy efficiency. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund The legislation, Local Government (Building Upgrade Agreements) Amendments Bill 2015, establishes the Building Upgrade Finance (BUF) scheme, which is designed ...

CEFC launches $250m Local Government Finance Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian councils to invest in technologies to increase their energy efficiency and lower emissions. The CEFC Local Government Finance Program will provide "flexible and competitive fixed-rate, long-term finance tailored to the needs of Australian ...

Queensland government approves Clare Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... development at Clare in the Burdekin Shire. The decision, announced by Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, minister for local government and planning, will see the construction of the 130MW Clare Solar Farm. The project's development had been appealed by a local ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... Investment, GDF Suez, HESTA, Hewlett-Packard, Honda, IKEA, Kellogg Company, Infigen Energy, Konica Minolta, Lenovo, Local Government Super, L'Oreal, Mars, Nestle, Nissan, Novion Property Group, Origin Energy, Pepsi, Plato Investment Management, Shell ...

Victorian government expands EUA legislation statewide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The state parliament of Victoria has passed legislation offering environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) across the state. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund Once the bill becomes law, local governments in Victoria can offer businesses ...

PRI active on climate change, tax avoidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... on an annual basis. Australian Ethical Investment, HESTA, Plato Investment Management Limited, Catholic super, Local Government Super, UCA Funds Management, and VicSuper, are all Australian signatories to the pledge. PRI has also found that institutional ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will invest up to AU$125 million in a AU$400 million unlisted sustainable property trust to be managed by EG Group. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The High Income Sustainable Office ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Local Government Super has joined the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC), becoming the third Australian institution to commit to the initiative. LGS CEO Peter Lambert PDC signatories commit to decarbonise their portfolios, and was co-founded ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... they're going to vote positively. Others are refusing to tell, but they're going to vote negatively." See Also: Local Government Super top AODP index ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure