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Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... changeable through time - witness the shift in feed-in tariff arrangements for solar power, the insulation program, the Green Building Fund, and other grant programs which are intermittent, and which have rounds which open and shut. This has contributed ...

Stockland publishes integrated 2012 annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emission intensity by 2014, and will construct all new retirement living homes with a 5% improvement on building code energy efficiency performance requirements. "The risks associated with our changing climate affect the way our organisation ...

NAB funds second Environmental Upgrade Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Melbourne Fund The agreement will result in financing for the AU$720,000 upgrade to heating, cooling and lighting and a new building management system for the 15-storey commercial office block at 470 Collins Street in the Melbourne CBD. The upgrade is ...

Local Government Super recognised at Green Globe Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... members." The fund was the joint winner of the energy award for refurbishing 76 Berry Street, North Sydney, a commercial building in the fund's property portfolio. The building was retrofitted and renovated to meet NABERS 6-star energy certification ...

Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... decreased by 6%, a reduction of 432,000 metric tons of CO2, which is equivalent to removing 85,000 cars from the road. Green building certification is also on the rise, with 51% of respondents including green building certificates in their portfolio ...

Solaris Investment Management augments distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... in a media statement. "Solaris' strategy for the institutional market is not so much one of 'distribution' but rather building on existing relationships and finding opportunities to benefit our clients. This is reflective of our core values and effectively ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund invests in Swanston St retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Sustainable Melbourne Fund has invested in a AU$440,000 environmental retrofit of a commercial building held by an owners corporation. Scott Bocskay The SMF investment will fund the installation of an energy efficient chiller unit at 55 Swanston Street ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... around financial literacy. There is scope for expansion of MoneyMinded, through negotiations with existing partners, building new coalitions to deliver the service. Similarly, the bank's MoneyBusiness program was well regarded by stakeholders. In 2010 ...

Equinix Sydney facility receives LEED certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... provider of global data centre services, has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system gold certification for the first phase instruction of its facility in Mascot, Sydney. LEED is maintained by ...

Women On Boards and Abacus to develop women leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Petschler said. According to Women on Boards' 2012 Boardroom Diversity Index (BDI), percentage of women on credit unions and building society boards has increased slightly since 2011, up from 18.4 to 21.2%