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SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF was established to improve social enterprises' access to finance to help them grow their business and increase the impact of their work in their communities and matches private investment. SEDIF allocated AU$10m to SEFA ...

Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... issues." The NAB Impact Investment Grants Program would provide financial support to social impact organisations that have a business model and are still preparing for financing. NAB Executive General Manager Debt Markets Steve Lambert is also on the ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... below $500,000, and about 42% are under $100,000. Small is beautiful, and this is where, that comes back to the Better Business Finance website that we've worked through here. [Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy] EE/RE in the US is focused on small and ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank and Good Shepherd Microfinance have launched "Stop Small Problems Getting Big", a national campaign raise awareness of Good Shepherd Microfinance's no-interest loan scheme. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The campaign ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... local and global economy we have seen in the past decade. There is a greater appreciation of the benefits of scanning the business environment with a medium to long term lens and considering how mega forces can play out as an risk or advantage." The ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Investing in social change "needs to look more like investing in the business world," according to the CEO of Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Michael Traill, CEO, Social Ventures Australia The current system for investing in social change is "inefficient ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... a leader in the banking industry. "This clearly shows that our commitment to sustainability is deeply embedded in our business processes, our culture and our operational strategy," said Gail Kelly, Westpac CEO. "It is also a wonderful reflection of the ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... investigated 72 larger companies participating in voluntary offsetting programmes, including surveys to gather tangible business benefits that had resulted from implementing an offsetting programme. ICROA and Imperial College London gathered further ...

Pollinate Energy to partner with Powershop

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... retailer donate $50 to Pollinate Energy every time a new customer switches to Powershop. Alexie Seller, national manager - business development and operations, Pollinate Energy Pollinate Energy will promote Powershop and their partnership across their ...

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... how do you then get to the point where you sell down that stock and diversity when they're emotionally attached to that business?" Knowles noted that access to professional advisory services such as what JBWere offers is a way for founders and trustees ...