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Good Shepherd Microfinance opens third Good Money site

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... people in nearly 580 locations across the country. At the event, Federal Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin saluted Good Shepherd Microfinance and its partners for their work. "This gives power to people to ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... work - how do we then start working with people in a culturally appropriate context." See Also: Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... management skills to vocational students in year 11, year 12 and TAFE programs. CBA also reiterated its work with the indigenous communities and reported that it had met its 2009 reconciliation action plan goal of providing 350 career opportunities by ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... self-identified aboriginal employees rose from a total of 1,012 people in 2011 to 1,164 in 2012. There were increases in Indigenous employees at Coles, Bunnings and Office Supplies, but reductions at Target and Kmart. Wesfarmers did not disclose forward ...

Study: GRI can boost public sector reporting efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability using the GRI framework, including Landcom, the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), Queensland Urban Utilities, Mainroads Western Australia, Melbourne City Council, and the ABC. GRI Focal ...

Stockland publishes integrated 2012 annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... issues. In the 2012 financial year, the company "achieve[d] the specified annual level of procurement from Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council (AIMSC) certified suppliers, actively engaged with AIMSC and its key initiatives, including a pilot ...

UNPRI signatories name corporate ESG engagement issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... corruption, unconventional fuels, which the PRI identifies as oil sands, fracking and deepwater drilling, local communities/indigenous population, board-related issues such as diversity, biodiversity and ecosystem services, labour standards of direct ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... requires companies to have strong processes for stakeholder engagement, particularly with local residents and local indigenous communities, who possess relevant knowledge that can aid in remediation. "There is a mitigation hierarchy that needs to be ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... MoneyBusiness was brought to 167 communities in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, and more than 3,000 Indigenous people have participated. The review said the program's flexibility is a source of strength in allowing it to be ...

SEFA selects Queensland social enterprise for first loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... (SEFA) has made its first loan to a Queensland social enterprise that will provide accommodation to people in Cairns and Indigenous people from Cape York who travel to Cairns for health services. SEFA has loaned AU$450,000 to Three Sistas, a social enterprise ...