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Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... public trust in business is at a low ebb and wages growth is weak, board decisions to pay large bonuses just for hitting budget targets rather than exceptional performance, are especially tone-deaf," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "This may be a sign ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... consumers. Obviously, there are other things that are happening like capacity building announcements in the recent federal budget, and NDIS being extended not only from the consumer driven side of it, but the housing side as well - specialist disability ...

Victoria to pilot investment plan, test Community Futures Investment Model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... and capital to community-based investments. Gordon Noble, director of FenElpi Partners In the 2018-2019 Victorian state budget presented earlier this month by Treasurer Tim Pallas, the government allocated $5 million to a pilot plan called Community ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Climate Leader Cristiana Figueres has unveiled the Green Bond Pledge, which calls upon cities, pubic authorities and corporations to increase the use of green bond finance for infrastructure investment programs. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative ...

LBG Australia & New Zealand publishes Review of Community Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... would increase in the coming year, while 59% saying their budgets would remain the same. Half of LBG respondents indicated budget increases, compared to one third of non-LBG respondents; and half of LBG respondents indicated budgets would remain the ...

Carbon Market Institute calls for clarity in safeguard mechanism, Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... certain changes to the rules of how the safeguard mechanism operates could be disallowed by the Senate. For the ERF, that's a budget allocation that again may or may not trigger some kind of senate objection, but it's not a new funding mechanism and ...

WA ranks 8th globally in National Resource Governance Institute assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
Western Australia's iron ore mining sector scores 71 of 100 points and ranks eighth of 89 governing jurisdictions assessed for governance of their oil, gas and mining sectors in the 2017 Resource Governance Index (RGI), conducted by the National Resource ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... of affordable housing. Mark Peacock, acting executive director, Impact Investing, Social Ventures Australia In the 2017 Budget, the government said that it would allocate $9.6 million for 2017-2018 to establish the NHFIC, which will begin operations ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Good Money site in Morwell, Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... difficulty." The financial counsellor will be employed by Good Shepherd Microfinance and will provide services around debt advice, budget advice, consumer advice and a number of other issues, Mooney said. There are currently three Good Money locations ...

Evergen to pilot program installing system with SGCH

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
Renewable energy tech company Evergen has launched a pilot program that will see the installation of its intelligent home energy system in 10 low income households owned by community housing organization SGCH in New South Wales. Dr Glenn Platt, Evergen ...