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Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... economy. Business, finance and civil society are seeking solutions for the short and long-term. In his 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam, Dr Martin Luther King said, "we are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... develop, test and adapt workplace models for preventing and responding to sexual harassment in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, ensuring violence-free workplaces." The STOP project is supported by the Australian government's Australian NGO Cooperation ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... including Canada, Central America, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, Georgia, Moldova, Singapore, South Korea, Ukraine, and Vietnam. While the EU/Australia FTA is only in the negotiation stage, the draft agreement includes language and commitments around ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... healthcare systems, particularly low-income people and women," and the first Alina Vision eye care centre is set to open in Vietnam this year. Further centres are planned for a range of other countries including India, Indonesia and China. "We've been ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... operate in additional markets in Southeast Asia, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. "We see younger Australians want to take a more active interest in their financial future and we want to help them understand ...

Instreet Investment takes majority stake in Acorns Grow Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... operate in additional markets in Southeast Asia, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, " Instreet said. "The plans are the same - we have a healthy pipeline of new features following feedback from our customers," ...

Increasing financial inclusion could yield increasing revenue to banks: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... having the greatest potential revenues from financial inclusion, estimated at US$63.4bn, with Thailand (US$8.5bn) and Vietnam (US$5bn) also featuring among the top 10 countries globally. Currently, retail bank account penetration across Asia-Pacific ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... STIR Indo-Pacific program targets five developing countries in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and pursue two means of addressing instability and poverty alleviation by "1) fostering smart policies that increase market ...

GRI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch new Indo-Pacific program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Indo-Pacific program will target five developing countries in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and pursue two means of addressing instability and poverty alleviation by "1) fostering smart policies that increase market ...

ANZ appoints Katharine Tapley head of sustainable finance solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... "knowledge sharing, capacity building, trade and investment initiatives and strengthening governance arrangements" in Vietnam, India and Indonesia. ANZ is providing financial support to AWA for the rolling out of its programs, and will also jointly attend ...