Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusionBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012 7:30AMAll four of the largest banks in Australia have set formal targets and policies to increase employment of Indigenous Australians, engage with Indigenous communities, and increase Indigenous access to financial products and services. Representatives from the banks all say that their Reconciliation Action Plans (RAP) are aligned with their roles as financial service providers to all Australians, and have developed micro-lending, traineeships, and financial literacy programmes, as well as partnering with Indigenous community and civil society groups to achieve the outcomes. Related News |
Editor's Choice
RIAA launches Sustainability Classifications Initiative
A crucial new initiative offers investors a greater level of transparency and clarity, empowering them to meet their responsible investing goals while avoiding greenwashing.
Geostrategic risks in a changing world
Increasing geopolitical uncertainty means that investors must navigate new risks affecting supply chains, food security and human rights.
AI toolkit to protect human rights
A lack of AI regulation poses a serious threat to human rights, as digital privacy is invaded, intellectual property is stolen, algorithms are trained by human bias, and discrimination and deepfake pornography proliferates the internet.
Active ownership is the new sheriff in town
Prepare to be dazzled - or bulldozed, as the case may be - as sustainable investing goes through a whirlwind transformation, says the chief executive of the nation's third-largest super fund.
[...] In "Exclusion vs Opportunity - Part I", we identified the many ways in which Australian banks have launched a training effort similar to transitional employment programs (TE) for previously excluded Indigenous (Aboriginal) communities. Our reference point is a posting by Rachel Alembakis in The Sustainability Report June 1, 2012 article "Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion." [...]
[...] Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion [...]
[...] 1, 2012 online issue of The Sustainability Report , Editor Rachel Alembakis, posted an article: "Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion." Alembakis begins the [...]
[...] Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion ShareTweet [...]