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Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... 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, what are the secondary ...

CEFC nears $1 billion mark in investment in Australia's wind sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... is very glad to have the CEFC investing alongside us in this project," said Anthony Yeates, RATCH-Australia's EGM of business development. "The CEFC is one of Australia's most active investors in renewable energy and this experience really shows in their ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives new loan facility, new name

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... this now. There are long term projects like solar farms, batteries are increasingly coming into play, and it all means business can take money they're spending today and put more money in the pocket for doing it." As the Sustainable Australia Fund, the ...

Coca-Cola Amatil joins membership of BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Coca-Cola Amatil has joined the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia Coca-Cola Amatil is one of the largest bottlers and distributors of ready-to-drink beverages ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Australia lags Western democracies in its domestic implementation of international human rights commitments, and business plays an important role in the protection of human rights, according to Gillian Triggs, former president of the Australian Human ...

CEFC invests $30m in Woolworths Group green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... industry," said Richard Lovell, CEFC Debt markets lead. "Woolworths' work on a green bond framework has increased its business-wide focus on sustainability. It sends a strong message to participants of Woolworths' extensive supply chain and makes a clear ...

First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... of investments," Davidson said. "Signing the Stewardship Code is an opportunity for investors to support sustainable business through the responsible management of assets." Along with First State Super, other signatories to the code include: AustralianSuper ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... research from Deloitte. David Brown, Deloitte Human Capital lead partner The result of the rapid adoption of technology by business is the rise of so-called "super jobs", roles "that leverage the significant productivity and efficiency gains that can ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... service providers, lawyers, corporate partners, and mentors) with the tools and resources to apply a gender-lens to their business approaches, processes and strategies of engagement." "As a woman entrepreneur, I started IIX with the vision to bring women ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... to the long term threat of climate change," said Helga Birgden global leader of Mercer's responsible investment team business. "To give ourselves just a 50% chance of limiting warming by 2100, we need to hit peak emissions next year, we need to phase ...