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Assessing net benefits of Indigenous CFI projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) projects that have been conducted by Indigenous groups have provided net benefits beyond environmental savings, according to a senior associate with Allens. Emily Gerrard, Allens Arthur Robinson Emily Gerrard, a senior ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... the total recordable injury frequency rate by 7.5% during the 2014/2015 financial year and increased its hiring of Indigenous Australians, per its Reconciliation Action Plan. "Certainly, safety continues to be the focus of Wesfarmers Group," Chaney said. ...

Social Ventures Australia launch venture philanthropy fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... this venture philanthropy approach in Australia, and has assisted social purpose organisations like the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), Career Trackers and Beacon Foundation as they have grown. 'We have strong relationships with social ...

Climate Friendly certified a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Advisory in CFI project Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

CEFC finances Ayers Rock Resort solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... company Epuron, which will build the project across five Voyages resort sites. Ayers Rock Resort is managed by Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia and is the gateway to the world heritage listed Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. "It's encouraging to see ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... opportunities right across the impact investing landscape- housing, social impact bonds, social enterprises and the Indigenous world," said Ian Learmonth, executive director, impact investing, SVA. "Returns will be commensurate with the sort of financial ...

ASX companies report shared value strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... identify the social issues they focused on. Respondents cited employment, education, homelessness, disability, health and indigenous disadvantage, but there was no clear relationship between the sector that the company belonged to and the social focus ...

HESTA creates first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... an interesting exercise for us with our own HESTA staff. I do think there are issues around retirement outcomes for indigenous Australians, and I think that as super funds, we have a loud voice if we stand together and speak about those issues, and we ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... terms of the fact that we'll have new abilities to engage with complex social issues like homelessness, recidivism and indigenous issue, but also in terms of what it signals more broadly about this government's preparedness to enter into the social benefit ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... company's impact. Three Sista's, a Queensland social enterprise that will provide accommodation to people in Cairns and Indigenous people from Cape York who travel to Cairns for health services, and Australian Ethical Investment, achieved the highest ...