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AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... give you an example of that," Christensen said. "One of the funds is a fund focused on Western Africa and providing education facilities. When you first look at this fund, it looks good - it's investing so that kids can become educated. But if you lift ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... sufficient retrofitting to reduce energy consumption, according to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a not-for-profit research and education organisation. BZE recently published a report, Zero Carbon Australia Buildings Plan, outlining how existing residential ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIICCSRTE) has released two draft bills to implement the changes required to bring forward the move to the flexible emissions trading scheme (ETS) carbon ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... example, lending to not-for-profits at Westpac and St George is currently AU$2 billion. Some of that is aged care, or education, or health-related NFPs, but there's also AU$500 million in lending out there to community services programs. So there is ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... contact with those companies to change their thoughts about superannuation." But while Australian Ethical has done more education outreach with employers regarding ethical investing, they haven't made a full campaign linking the end of financial year ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... to arise in future." Newpin has a solid, evidence-based track record of delivering family restorations through parent education and intensive family support, said Ian Learmonth, executive director social finance at SVA. "Support from investors such as ...

Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... partners." Armstrong said the funding will allow Reconciliation Australia also pursue renewed engagement with schools and the education sector to support the new national curriculum and its cross-curriculum priority on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... high environmental standards at a "reasonable" price. SEFA is one of three fund managers selected by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to administer the AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). ...

National Sustainability Council issues macro-theme report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Council has called its first public report a conversation-starter about macro-themes including inequality, education, climate change, sustainable growth through innovation and other factors impacting on Australia's future. The Sustainable ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... actions are tempered by legal considerations to what superannuation can and cannot do. Hilary Spear, head of investor education, AustralianSuper The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has been joined by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) ...