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Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... has slowed momentum in the market. Australia has fallen from 10 th to 13 th in the most recent RECAI. "Australia's government appears to have launched an all-out attack on the country's wind sector while apparently softening toward utility-scale solar,' ...

Victorian government expands EUA legislation statewide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The state parliament of Victoria has passed legislation offering environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) across the state. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund Once the bill becomes law, local governments in Victoria can offer businesses ...

GRI, federal government, announce Pacific partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development, which will be launched at the end of September. This is not the first time the Australian government has provided support to the GRI. From 2011-2012, the government allocated AU$400,000 to GRL Focal Point Australia, which is ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... directors' duties defined under Australian law. HESTA's concerns relate to Transfield's contracts with the Australian government to provide garrison and welfare services at asylum seeker detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island. "In line with HESTA's ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... product development, the Ethical Advisers Co-Op is also working to extend relationships with community groups and non-government organisations (NGOs), Baird said. "What we determined in our discussions in the last year or two is that there is a range ...

Newpin social benefit bond returns 8.9% in second year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... resulting in an 8.9% p.a. return to investors. The Newpin SBB is underpinned by an outcome-based contract between the NSW government and UnitingCare. Investors receive a return based on the proportion of children restored to their parents. Some of the ...

Governance Institute appoints Steven Burrell as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Governance Institute of Australia has hired Steven Burrell as its new chief executive officer. Burrell is the former general manager of communications and public affairs at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and will begin in ...

Telstra publishes 2015 Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Livingstone, chairman, of Telstra, in the introduction to the sustainability report. "We continue to work with community, government and non-profit partners to foster digital access and inclusion and to help people build the confidence and skills needed ...

HESTA creates first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
HESTA has launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), outlining steps the fund will take to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders. HESTA is the first superannuation fund to sign a RAP, which has been endorsed by Reconciliation ...

Good Money opens Adelaide retail store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... one in South Australia, joining two other stores in Victoria. The Good Money store, is backed by the South Australian Government, Good Shepherd Microfinance and the National Australia Bank (NAB), and offers alternative lending products to high cost payday ...