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Victorian government chooses programs for social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
The Victorian state government will fund programs dealing with drug and alcohol treatment and young people transitioning from Out of Home Care as the focus of its first two social impact bonds (SIBs). Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas The Victorian government ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Capital Protocol, a framework designed to assist companies in measuring and valuing use of and impact on natural capital. Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia The Natural Capital Protocol is a voluntary framework that builds on existing ...

Food Loss and Waste Accounting Standard launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Development (WBCSD), and WRAP (The Waste and Resources Action Programme). "This standard is a real breakthrough," said Andrew Steer, president and CEO, World Resources Institute. "For the first time, armed with the standard, countries and companies will ...

Victorian government to pilot social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Victorian state government will fund a program to pilot social impact bonds (SIBs). Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia As part of the 2016/2017 Victorian budget, the Andrews ...

New Community Sector Banking CEO outlines bank's value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... bank's products and services to its not-for-profit organisation clients can be leveraged to bring added value to the sector. Andrew Cairns, CEO, Community Sector Banking Andrew Cairns has recently commenced in his new role, having come to Community Sector ...

Community Sector Banking hires new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Community Sector Banking has hired Andrew Cairns as its new CEO. Cairns comes to Community Sector Banking from the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group, where he worked for more than 15 years in roles including head - customer led connections, responsible ...

Global Canopy Programme appoints executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Canopy Programme (GCP) has appointed Niki Mardas as executive director. Mardas takes over from Andrew Mitchell, who founded GCP 15 years ago. Mitchell will assume the new role of founder director. Mardas has worked for GCP since 2007, most ...

CEFC finances Ayers Rock Resort solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... "Using solar to help power our resort demonstrates our commitment to sustainable environmental tourism practices," said Andrew Williams, Voyages chief executive officer. The CEFC has previously provided AU$31 million in finance to Epuron Energy's expansion ...

Telstra publishes 2015 Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... provided $185 million worth of benefits to our customers and communities through our Everyone Connected program," said Andrew Penn, chief executive officer, and Catherine Livingstone, chairman, of Telstra, in the introduction to the sustainability report. ...

NCD launches Soft Commodities Forest-risk Assessment Tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... role to play in curbing deforestation and in helping to accelerate the transition to new more sustainable practices," said Andrew Mitchell, co-director, Natural Capital Declaration and CEO, Global Canopy Programme. "The NCD's new Soft Commodity Forest ...