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Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The federal government has allocated AU$33.3 million over the next five years to expand the No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) and StepUP low interest loans offered by Good Shepherd Microfinance. Adam Mooney, CEO of Good Shepherd Microfinance Good Shepherd ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... maximise the chances of success of the UN climate change conference and to send a strong message of business leadership to government and policy makers worldwide," Day said. The collaborative engagement around the six initiatives, which are broad-based ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Local Government Super has launched a shareholder voting website that discloses the fund's proxy voting intentions ahead of company shareholder meetings. LGS CEO Peter Lambert "The main objective of the new site is to increase transparency and disclosure ...

Victorian government boosts Good Money funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Victorian state government has committed AU$7.2 million over four years to Good Shepherd Microfinance's Good Money program. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The allocation came as part of the Victorian state budget, presented this week ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Local Government Super once again regained the top position on the global Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) index for their work in managing climate risk, but 85% of the 500 largest asset owners globally are still not adequately disclosing or managing ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... impact on performance," Sarr said. "We do find that in emerging markets you have 20-30% of companies that are quasi-government owned or quasi-owned by conglomerates or families. Obviously, you can't draw a conclusion that if you're run by quasi government ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... thinking that way and we've helped shine a light on them. Australian business has a long way to go, and Australian government has a long way to go, but I think there are a lot of entrepreneurs thinking this way and have found the B Corp a constructive ...

School for Social Entrepreneurs holds NDIS training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... approach to training. The NDIS Accelerator Program will be a series of face-to-face workshops, sessions with experts, government representatives and disability leaders from Australia and the UK, SSE said. The NDIS Accelerator Program consists of face ...

Experts evaluate ERF baseline mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The government's proposed baseline and safeguard mechanism for participation in the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) are "relatively straightforward," but legal experts have raised concerns over the calculations of baselines for both current and future ...

AICD backs 30% women ASX200 directors target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... believe that the director community setting its own 30% target is a better approach than a mandated quota imposed by government," he said. "We have always said that companies should set their own measurable targets for gender diversity and to facilitate ...