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Climate Institute calls for long-term national carbon budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... carbon budget based on the bipartisan minimum targets would see, on average, Australians emit four times as much as other people globally to 2050," Jackson said. "Alongside the domestic transformation to a low pollution economy, credible pollution budgets ...

Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... 25% of the Australian population will be over 65 by 2050, and said they will increase flexible working practices to help people stay in the workforce longer as well as increase employee participation from groups that are currently under-represented in ...

Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... business units writing their own sections, we have an integrated working group developing the content together, comprised of people from strategy, corporate affairs, and corporate responsibility. It's shifted the way we think, and I think it's been incredibly ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... right way," said Glen Brennan, head of Indigenous finance and development at National Australia Bank. "We're bringing more people into the bank and using a lot of different mechanisms. We added internships this year, for university graduates. But the ...

Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Sistas, a social enterprise which has bought a former tourism business and turned it into low-cost accommodation service for people coming to Cairns for health services, as well as crisis accommodation for the homeless. The money has gone towards the ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... each year. A recent report by ComSec states Gen Y is now the largest demographic in Australia at just under five million people. They expect 'Authenticity' and 'Planet Responsibility' as part of the buying choices they make. They are also trend setters ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... work at Ethical Investor. I knew their investment track record, I knew about their investment process, and I'd met the people through my work at Givewell. I knew from the responsible investment benchmarking study that they were a well-established manger ...

Community Sector Banking to extend microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Additional government funding will allow Community Sector Banking to extend loans to hundreds more people in Queensland and northern New South Wales, according to Peter Quarmby, Community Sector Banking's executive director. Peter Quarmby, Community ...

GRI and IIRC sign agreement for closer cooperation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... company must demonstrate that it has an integrated and sustainable strategy encompassing all of its capital - including its people, the natural resources it uses, and the integrity of its supply chain." Both GRI and IIRC have a shared view of the evolution ...

Government allocates additional funds for microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... not-for-profit sector and also has a micro-credit and financial literacy program that provides small loans and training to people that are excluded from mainstream banking services. It is a joint venture between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and 20 not-for-profit ...