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CEFC provides $20m loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "This is the technology of the future, with the potential to create new manufacturing and employment opportunities for Australia. It is critical that activity related to development and commercialisation of this technology ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... through Energy Efficient Loans are helping these businesses remain the backbone of their communities, providing local employment opportunities and helping manufacturers to remain competitive in a rapidly changing environment." Separately, CEFC has also ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Brennan said. "We're trying to work out what works and what doesn't and then share that." In the area of Indigenous employment, NAB also reported 161 Indigenous employees, a 13% increase from 2012, and that 33 Indigenous trainees were offered real jobs ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... and cost fund managers must invest to find investible businesses. To further that aim, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) selected SVA, Foresters and SEFA to administer the AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and ...

Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... AU$10 million Social Enterprise Fund and supports social ventures across the state working to improve education and employment outcomes for people experiencing disadvantage. Palumbo will support the current SVA venture portfolio and look to opportunities ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... innovation for Westpac, and Rosemary Addis, former social innovation strategist at the Australian Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), have launched a company that will consult and collaborate in initiatives to build the ...

SVA names Mark Herbertt Queensland director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... financing models, and philanthropists are keenly interested in helping those who need better opportunities in education and employment. There's extensive support the SVA consulting team can offer to improve outcomes in the social sector. I'm looking ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... financial stability. Good Shepherd Microfinance is calling for well developed and implemented financial system reform, employment and enterprise policy improvements to enable this progression. Draft terms of reference for the Financial System Inquiry ...

Foresters Community Finance funding for early stage ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). Foresters was one of three fund managers selected by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to administer the AU$20m SEDIF, which was established to improve social enterprises' access ...

Melbourne wins energy efficient built environment award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... suggests that the Gross Local Product of the City of Melbourne increased from $58 billion in 2008 to $68 billion in 2012. Employment has received a major boost with 50,000 additional jobs created over the same period. The construction and building industries ...