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GRI, federal government, announce Pacific partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development, which will be launched at the end of September. This is not the first time the Australian government has provided support to the GRI. From 2011-2012, the government allocated AU$400,000 to GRL Focal Point Australia, which is ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... directors' duties defined under Australian law. HESTA's concerns relate to Transfield's contracts with the Australian government to provide garrison and welfare services at asylum seeker detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island. "In line with HESTA's ...

Good Money opens Adelaide retail store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... one in South Australia, joining two other stores in Victoria. The Good Money store, is backed by the South Australian Government, Good Shepherd Microfinance and the National Australia Bank (NAB), and offers alternative lending products to high cost payday ...

IGCC calls for emissions reductions targets with credible signal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... credible signal to capital in managing the transition to a low carbon economy." Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The Australian government has set an emissions reduction target of 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030, as part of the negotiating work leading to a new ...

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 ...

South Australia one step closer to building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Therefore, it's going to be consistent across the country in the best possible way." In 2012, the South Australian government commissioned a study from Arup to assess the potential impact of BUF legislation. The study found that Adelaide City Council ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... companies," according to Publish What You Pay Australia. The new Canadian legislation may encourage the Australian government to support similar legislation, said Claire Spoors, coordinator, Publish What You Pay Australia. "Canada is a game-changer in ...

CEFC allocates more than AU$930m in first full year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... predicted to earn a return of approximately 7% over its lifetime, which is 3.5% above the benchmark cost of the Australian government five-year bond rate, noted Jillian Broadbent, CEFC board chair, in her report. Over its lifetime, the CEFC's current ...

ARENA allocates $21.5m to solar R&D projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... allocated AU$21.5 million in funding for 12 new solar research and development projects across the country. "The Australian Government's $21.5 million investment is being matched by strong domestic and international industry investment, with the projects' ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian history in terms of the systems that plays within the psyche of the Australian people and the Australian government and Australian business, but we have to recognise that to become a global economy, a culturally diverse economy, we're not ...