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Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Western Australia's AU$10 million Social Enterprise Fund and supports social ventures across the state working to improve education and employment outcomes for people experiencing disadvantage. Palumbo will support the current SVA venture portfolio and ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... social innovation for Westpac, and Rosemary Addis, former social innovation strategist at the Australian Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), have launched a company that will consult and collaborate in initiatives to build ...

SVA names Mark Herbertt Queensland director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... sector financing models, and philanthropists are keenly interested in helping those who need better opportunities in education and employment. There's extensive support the SVA consulting team can offer to improve outcomes in the social sector. I'm looking ...

ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... world." During her tenure at ICGN, Waring has been responsible for initiatives including the European Commission-backed education programme and the establishment of the Global Network of Investor Associations. She is currently leading the review of ICGN's ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... disparate systems for measuring impact, and CSV requires its own level of KPIs to capture progress, as well as a level of education to gain buy-in from internal stakeholders such as employees. Barnard of Stockland highlighted how the company created ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Group's 2013 annual review and sustainability report benchmarks the banking group's performance against financial, social and environmental indicators based on its new sustainability strategy announced in February. The bank reported 2013 cash ...

GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... non-executive director of Control Instruments Group Ltd. and of Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. She is a member of the Education Advisory Group to the International Accounting Standards Council Foundation, and the GAAP monitoring panel. Pavan Sukhdev is ...

Foresters Community Finance funding for early stage ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). Foresters was one of three fund managers selected by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to administer the AU$20m SEDIF, which was established to improve social enterprises' ...

GRI, UN Global Compact, WBSCD to collaborate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... At the conference, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon launched three new issue platforms for business support, covering education, agriculture, and peace. They are designed to complement existing UN Global Compact platforms on children's rights, women's ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... according to an analysis done by Maplecroft. "A strong legal and regulatory environment, high standards of health and education, respect for labour rights and access to quality infrastructure all contribute to economic growth, which promotes stability," ...