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Government launches inquiry investigating need for Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The federal government has launched an inquiry into whether Australia should adopt national legislation comparable to the United Kingdom's Modern Slavery Act 2015. Alice Cope, executive manager, Global Compact Network Australia The Foreign Affairs and ...

Government issues discussion paper on social impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The federal government has issued a discussion paper on their role in developing the social impact investing market. Sabina Curatolo, director of government relations and policy, Impact Investing Australia The paper is soliciting public consultation ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... very different parties to settle on a single solution." Within the US, the relationship between states and the federal government means that different governors will apply different solutions. However, on the upside, the falling costs of solar pv and ...

Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... organisations and the FIAP advisory group at FIAP launch (photo courtesy of Good Shepherd Microfinance) The federal government appointed Good Shepherd Microfinance to develop the FIAP program, and Good Shepherd Microfinance has partnered with EY and ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... AGL," said Damien Frawley, QIC CEO. "PARF is the most significant step to date towards meeting the Australian Federal Government's Renewable Energy Target (RET), and should contribute up to 10% towards the overall target. This is the equivalent of taking ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... emissions and development of renewable energy infrastructure, there is a risk of policy slippage between states and federal government. "It is absolutely in the interest of state governments to drive at their own level, but also in our own interest to ...

IGCC outlines climate change policy priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has identified seven climate change policy priorities for the next term of federal government that should be a foundation for managing risk and encouraging investment in low carbon finance opportunities. Emma Herd ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Minister Julie Bishop and Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia Josh Frydenberg announced the federal government's intention to implement the reporting initiative. The initiative drives improved governance in both companies that operate ...

ARENA makes six new appointments to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... participants included Origin Energy, Infigen Energy, Genex Power, Neoen Australia and others. Recently, the federal government announced that it would retain ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) an announced that the two specialist agencies ...

Investors call for affordable housing bonds, aggregating body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... projects. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia In January, the federal government established an Affordable Housing Working Group to investigate ways in which to increase the supply of affordable rental housing. ...