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Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... takes the actions of a few 'bad apples' to bring an industry undone. Recent issues faced by the Greyhound Racing industry in NSW presents a case in point. While the beef industry continues to adopt a 'sum of its parts' approach to industry-wide sustainability ...

CEFC invests $150m in solar projects in regional NSW

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... 110MW(AC) of solar generation capacity, producing enough renewable energy to power more than 41,000 homes and will increase NSW's large-scale solar by more than 50%, said Gloria Chan, CEFC large-scale solar program lead. "While we have seen increasing ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... calls for a federal corruption watchdog, it seems to gain more and more traction." Leske cited other cases such as former NSW Labor Minister Eddie Obeid being sentenced to five years jail for corruption as well as a 2016 report by the Australasian Centre ...

Newpin Social Benefit Bond returns 12.15% in third year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing at SVA. "All three partners in this transaction, Uniting, SVA and the NSW Government have been able to appreciate the different perspectives that we all have and have built up genuine trust for future ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... assets will form PARF - the first large scale solar plants developed in Australia at Nyngan (102MW) and Broken Hill (52MW) NSW, which were commissioned in 2015. Two new "significant" wind generation projects in Queensland and New South Wales have been ...

Victorian government chooses programs for social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... well as provide better value for taxpayers," said Daniel Madhavan, CEO of Impact Investing Australia. "As we have seen in NSW and in other countries, social impact bonds are providing governments with an additional tool for tackling complex social issues ...

NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... investment to fund a program to reduce recidivism by parolees in that state. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia The NSW state government issued the program, called On TRACC (Transition Reintegration and Community Connection Service). The ...

Mirvac partners with YWCA NSW for social enterprise HQ cafe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Mirvac has partnered with YWCA NSW to open a social enterprise cafe and catering service in Mirvac's newly completed Sydney headquarters. The Song Kitchen located in Mirvac's 200 George Street headquarters (photo provided by Mirvac) The Song Kitchen ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... different at the federal and state level, and there are different obligations and penalties. Most states have cap regimes. NSW has particularly restrictive prohibitions - companies in the property, tobacco, liquor and gambling sectors can't donate at ...

Victorian government to pilot social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... vulnerable in our community are protected." Victoria becomes the fourth state in Australia to explore social impact bonds. NSW has already been in the vanguard in Australia around social impact investment - in 2013, the state government pioneered the ...

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Podcast: From silos to synergy

THE GREENER WAY  |   7:55AM
First Sentier Investors' global head of responsible investment Kate Turner joins The Greener Way to discuss how accounting for the many inter-reactions and flow-on effects of addressing specific sustainability issues can lead to improved outcomes.

Plenti wins WA government mandate

KARREN VERGARA
ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries.

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

MATTHEW WAI
Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.

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