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How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... than 14,000 Community Interest Companies that contribute three per cent of GDP and five per cent of the UK's total employment. Closer to home, the NZ Government is exploring legal models to drive investment and create a thriving social enterprise sector. ...

Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... commercials nailed down, we go back and review how do we get the second order social benefits, which could be around local employment, local business participation and even the second order effects of, for example, if we provide clean drinking water ...

Business has role to play in protecting human rights: Gillian Triggs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... 2,000 to 2,500 formal complaints in a year. "What we found was that two thirds of complaints concerned discriminatory employment practices or discrimination in the delivery of goods and services. Two thirds of matters that really concern Australians ...

Impact Investing Australia to administer $7m Australian government fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... to better outcomes for people and planet. We have seen 3D printed solutions for people living with disability, and employment solutions for the long-term unemployed. Many of the successful grant recipients told us they could not have successfully raised ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... of the state over the coming years," said Andrew Gardner, CEFC Wind Sector lead. "This project will create regional employment opportunities both during and after construction. It will also deliver ongoing benefits through community investment funds ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... on Women program. "Strengthening women's participation in Turkey's economy helps to unleash untapped potential for employment and economic growth," said Wiebke Schloemer, IFC Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia. "Our partnership with Garanti ...

Australian Ethical Investment opens 2018 community grants program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... classes, spice trade, and events. The grant was used to train women in the cooking school, and to help them secure employment. "It's great to see cooks build their confidence," says Loretta Bolotin, co-founder of Free to Feed. "Many of the cooks ...

Cbus Super makes first direct infrastructure investment into renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... the double dividend, particularly in the built environment of where it stacks up on a risk adjusted basis, creates employment, and that's something that's particularly attractive as the fund representing building and construction workers." The investment ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... not only impact the companies that super funds invest in, but also impact on the accumulation of superannuation as employment patterns change. The Morgan Stanley report cites studies by Oxford University and the OECD that estimate "up to 47% of jobs ...

Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds selects FTSE4Good for ESG passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... utilization of various labor funds, including the Labor Pension Fund, the Labor Retirement Fund,the Labor Insurance Fund, the Employment Insurance Fund, the Overdue Wages Payment Fund and the Occupation Incidents Protection Fund," according to BLF's ...