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KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... issued in 2012-2013 by the 10 largest global companies in 10 industry sectors - automotive, chemicals and synthetics, finance and insurance, food and beverage, metals, mining and engineering, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, electronics ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... up new financing vehicles through either philanthropic support or investment in an emerging area known as results-based finance, Salisbury also noted. "Traditionally in the carbon space, you pre-sell the credits and then begin the project," he said. ...

AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... told The Sustainability Report. "The fund of fund initiative will focus on sectors including healthcare, education and finance and will invest in solutions that will seek globally to increase people's access to those sectors," Christensen said. AXA IM ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... noted the recent Oxfam report, detailing allegations of land divestment in emerging markets by company that have received finance from Australian banks as another example of a recent controversy involving NGOs and financial institutions. Leske and three ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives more state funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... meaning they have only one financial services product. "Around 86% of [Good Money] customers have never accessed community finance, but 34% have used fringe lending services," said Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development at NAB. "Significantly ...

bankmecu and Swan Hill Credit Union to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Carlton Community Credit Co-operative. "That was a smaller merger, and gave us the opportunity to establish community finance," Nixon said. "SHCU is an organisation in a strong financial position that wanted to find a merger partner to achieve economies ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... objectives and finding themselves satisfied with the results," said Yasemin Saltuk, director of research for J.P. Morgan Social Finance and co-author of the report. " As collaboration between investors, governments and other key participants continues ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s analysis of climate finance shows that redirecting global funds from investment emissions intensive assets to low carbon sources should be a priority for governments and investors, according to ...

Tumut Shire Council to slash electricity costs after upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... completed upgrades to its administration building that will reduce electricity costs by 66%, according to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The AU$2.1 million Riverina Highlands Building Energy Efficiency Project upgraded ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... large contract. That's the biggest risk.... We want to see them get to a suitable standard where they're managing the finance, the contract payments are coming through and they're in a comfortable position." Doyle said this was a valuable part of the ...