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Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has hired Jenna Palumbo as director for Western Australia. Palumbo comes to SVA from Big Society Capital in London, where she was investment director. She has experience in finance and management and has worked with "a ...

ARENA announces launch of wave-to-electricity unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... there is great potential for wave energy technology in Australia, noting that the area between Geraldton in Western Australia and the southern tip of Tasmania has the potential to provide about five times Australia's total electricity requirements. Following ...

New Forests, CEFC agreement on bioenergy, biofuel finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... of land and timber plantation assets in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia and Timberlink Australia, with two softwood sawmills located in Tasmania and South Australia. "This is an opportunity to diversify ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... is expected to have a capacity of up to 2 megawatts. The Richgro biogas project will be built at Jandalot in Western Australia and will generate enough power for the site, while is by-product will be used as raw material in Richgro's garden products ...

Study: GRI can boost public sector reporting efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), Queensland Urban Utilities, Mainroads Western Australia, Melbourne City Council, and the ABC. GRI Focal Point Australia is advocating for policies on consistent sustainability reporting ...

Christian Super engaging with companies on African assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... instantly find new import sources. There was a cost to Wesfarmers, it was a two-year process to upgrade the plant in Western Australia." See Also: Wesfarmers engagement leads to phosphate sourcing change

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... MoneyBusiness program was well regarded by stakeholders. In 2010, MoneyBusiness was brought to 167 communities in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, and more than 3,000 Indigenous people have participated. The review said the program's ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Emerging listed companies in the Australian mining industry are working to catch up with investor expectations on corporate governance and disclosure standards, according to BlackRock's Asia Pacific head of corporate governance and responsible investment. ...

AMP hires Ross Andrews as ESG research associate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Environmental and Sustainability Management from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Western Australia.

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... corporation's value platform "The Way We Work." She pointed to the Argyle Diamond Mine in the East Kimberly region of Western Australia as a case study of how the company was changing the way it worked with Indigenous communities. Rio Tinto renegotiated ...