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Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... something that might work, and establishing that as a viable business." In the initial stages of a social enterprise's development, this stewardship is funded internally and through philanthropic grants. The size of the social enterprise/impact investment ...

Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... current SVA venture portfolio and look to opportunities to partner with more enterprises. She will also support the development of new financing vehicles for the social sector, such as social benefit bonds, SVA said. "I have had the pleasure of being ...

BCCM forms task force to examine public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Insurance Scheme." In addition to McFee, other members of the task force will include Rowan Dowland, general manager development, bankmecu, Angela Perry, Chair, Employee Ownership Australia and New Zealand, John McInerney, former managing director, Common ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... about the environmental outcomes, that is also an outcome of the process. We very much see all this as an economic development opportunity which yields positive environmental outcomes."

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... extensive experience in impact investment. During Addis' time at DEEWR, the department created the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF), under which the federal government provided AU$20 million in one-off grants that has been matched ...

AGL commences construction on Nyngan Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... plants to be built across the country. This project is an example of ARENA delivering on its vision to catalyse the development and deployment of renewable energy in Australia." Separately, Frischknecht this week opened a new facility in Queensland ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... within the community, including a category of securities known as community bonds. Les Hems, director of research and development, Tomorrow's Agenda Research Institute A community bond is an interest-bearing security "intended for small scale, non-accredited ...

Push continues for Australia to adopt mining payment regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Canada has gone one step closer to establishing a payment disclosure standard for its listed mining companies, with civil society groups in Australia increasing the focus on seeing a similar regime introduced here. Last week, a multi-stakeholder Resource ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... landowner had been investigating carbon projects for quite a while - over five years," said Josh Harris, carbon farming development manager at Climate Friendly. "Western NSW has been in a drought situation for several years, and the farmer had a few ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... part of the solution to environmental sustainability is a technological solution," he said. "We need to encourage the development of technology, and venture capital is an important part of this equation. It is something I am passionate about and something ...