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Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... said. "We were part of the green bond, we were part of the first social impact bonds as well. A broad swathe of impact investment is of interest to us. " Westpac has also "strengthened its approach" to disclosure of emissions intensity over the past ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... climate-related risks, investor collaboration around corporate engagement issues and the growing interest in impact investment as a theme, O'Connor said. The growing acceptance of ESG integration by mainstream, large institutional investors into their ...

Impact Investing Australia hires Daniel Madhavan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... strategy, ' Delivering on Impact ', launched in September and auspices Australia's participation in the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established by the G8. "Australia faces some significant challenges around how to adequately fund our social services ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... fund said. Gales spoke to the challenges of establishing a fund to invest in social enterprise, noting that the impact investment and social enterprise sector in Australia is in an establishment phase, which means there is a large need to build capacity ...

Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... AU$1 million fund "support organisations in delivering finance solutions for important social issues." The NAB Impact Investment Grants Program would provide financial support to social impact organisations that have a business model and are still preparing ...

SVA calls for $200-250m funding for social investment bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... fiduciary duty preclude allocations in impact investments, "[t]his despite there being no explicit prohibition to impact investment provided superannuation trustees meet the sole purpose test," the report said. See Also: Financial System Inquiry addresses ...

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... the trust every year for charity, when we have 100% at our disposal? It makes you open to opportunities like impact investment, but most PAFs haven't taken that on board yet." See Also: Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The growth of social impact investment and the development of new models for social enterprises are leading to a "new social contract" between citizens, the state and the private sector, according to Filippo Addarii, director of international strategy ...

RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Public demand for responsible investments is beginning to rise for the first time in a decade, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO RIAA has released its 2014 Benchmark Report, the 13 th annual ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian manufacturer of solar PV panels, funded by the Solaire Income Fund (a Lighthouse Infrastructure and Impact Investment Group joint venture) offering a PPA product to commercial and residential customers; and up to $30 million for a program ...