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KKR invests in Sundrop Farms expansion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... helping draw in private sources of funding to enable innovative projects to proceed, generating new economic activity and employment in regional areas." The CEFC commitment accelerated the project, Saumweber said. "Without the CEFC we would not have ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... purposes and the export market and our finance activities in this sector will help develop local industries, generate new employment opportunities and achieve emissions reductions." See Also: RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Ceci pointed to the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has developed EYE Bonds, which finance education, youth and employment programs in developing countries, as one example of new issuance by a multilateral bank. "I've been travelling with the ...

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia. "These are big questions. Is it just to maximise wealth, or create things that society wants and needs, create employment, be bound into the fabric of society? One of the things that strongly came through from the panel isn't just what directors ...

DCA panel addresses employment of people with disabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... research to support all of them, yet 45% of us live in poverty. We are employed at a rate 30% lower than the rate of employment for the general population." ANZ Bank introduced an accessibility action plan in 2008 and is currently midway through its ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... up to AU$7.5 million. Ben Gales, SEFA CEO The three loans were made to MiHaven Property Fund to support Indigenous employment and training in Cairns; to King St Haven in Caboolture, Qld to fund the purchase of crisis accommodation; and to Central Coast ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Groupe SOS, which has 11,000 employees and works to develop social enterprises that provide services around youth, employment, solidarity, health and seniors. Groupe SOS in France, which is essentially a health and social service provider as a job manager ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... livelihood benefits during the project period," The Gold Standard adds. "This is in addition to $US4 million of yearly employment benefits, which have been conservatively calculated without taking into account any economic flow-on impacts." The Gold ...

bankmecu and Swan Hill Credit Union to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Walsh, bankmecu managing director. The merger is expected to take 12 months to complete. Staff at SHCU will be offered employment in bankmecu and SHCU members will become owners in bankmecu, which is a mutual. "The merger means that [SHCU] will transfer ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... realise its charter in two areas- as the custodian of the financial system and in its charter to tend towards full employment, which we see as part of the NILS evaluation outcomes.... We ould look to the RBA to contribute that $100m. The banks should ...