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Deloitte survey finds procurement leaders lack visibility in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Slavery Act during the current term of government. "This is one of a number of reports that point to the need for greater education and awareness-raising among procurement managers and other types of managers about the forthcoming Modern Slavery Act ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... that fall into nine sectors - affordable housing, renewable energy, care and support, wellbeing: health care services, education, wellbeing: medical devices, energy storage and efficiency, wellbeing: pharmaceuticals, healthy living, and land and resource ...

Governance Institute hires new national director of education and training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Governance Institute of Australia has hired Mark Wilbourn as national director of education and training. In that role, Wilbourn will be responsible for member-facing and client-centric professional education and training offerings. "We are delighted ...

Victorian government launches first social impact bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... trauma-informed model with assertive intensive support including helping to build skills for pathways to employment, training, education and volunteering, and ultimately fostering independence," Sacred Heart Mission said. Housing has been negotiated ...

SVA Diversified Impact Fund receives more than $10m in funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... replace the Social Impact Fund, which is being wound down. The Social Impact Fund was seeded through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) AU$20 million Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF ...

BetaShares launches Australian equities ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... activities. Such activities include: renewable energy, water efficiency, recycling, waste remediation and re-use of materials, education, healthcare, animal health, healthy foods and nutrition products, and green star rated buildings, amongst others. ...

Employees in more inclusive workplaces report higher job satisfaction: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... The index found that sector leaders in developing inclusive workplaces include financial and insurance services and education and training. Laggard sectors included manufacturing, and information, media and telecommunications.

LBG Australia & New Zealand publishes Review of Community Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
co-founder of Corporate Citizenship, LBG The majority of Corporate Community Investment (CCI) professionals say their CCI budgets would either stay the same or increase in the coming year, according to the London Benchmarking Group Australia and New ...

Strong consumer demand for responsible, ethical super and investment: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... responsible and ethical investing, with products that match their values. "From investing in sustainable transport and education, to avoiding investing in armaments and fossil fuels, Responsible Returns allows users to filter products based on their ...

Allens sets target to achieve 35% female partners by 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
Law firm Allens has set a target to have at least 35% female partners by 2022. Emma Warren, partner, Allens Currently 26% of the firm's partnership is female, said Emma Warren, a partner at Allens. "We had set ourselves a goal of 25% by 2017 and we ...