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RepuTex: DAP could achieve more reductions than CPM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... to offset any emissions above historic levels, according to analysis from carbon advisory firm RepuTex. The federal government has proposed to eliminate the carbon price mechanism (CPM) and replace it with the DAP. The main funding vehicle for the DAP ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... DEEWR, the department created the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF), under which the federal government provided AU$20 million in one-off grants that has been matched by private sector investment to establish three funds - Foresters ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... forest in western New South Wales has been deemed eligible under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by the federal government. Josh Harris, Climate Friendly The Sunset Ranch Native Forest Protection Project is the first of its kind on leasehold land ...

SVA names Mark Herbertt Queensland director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... provided support for over 60 Queensland social enterprises in collaborative projects with local, state and federal government, SVA said. SVA also manages the Social Impact Fund, which has granted a loan to Ability Enterprises in Toowoomba. Ability's ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... impact investments, such as the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF), under which the federal government provided AU$20 million in one-off grants that has been matched by private sector investment to establish three funds - Foresters ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Publish What You Pay Australia will press its case to the new federal government for the adoption of mandatory disclosure standards for companies in the mining and extractive industry. This week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott named the ministers who will ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Jeyaretnam, executive director of Net Balance. "We are excited to partner with CitySwitch, and work with the federal government to help expand the depth and reach of CitySwitch to regional Australia." CitySwitch is an established national energy efficiency ...

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Northern Midlands. The fund has been seeded by donors including the Myer Foundation, and with support from the federal government's Caring for Our Country programme, said Pip Walsh, Bush Heritage Australia conservation executive manager. The fund is ...

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Publish What You Pay Australia is urging the federal government to adopt standards of mandatory disclosure for companies in the mining and extractive industry. Publish What you Pay Australia's push comes as the European Parliament voted in favour of ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... StepUP Loan program is a nine-year partnership between (NAB), Good Shepherd Microfinance and more recently the federal government in which clients can access loans worth up to AU$3,000, at 3.99%, repayable over a three year period. The program is aimed ...