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Co-ops, mutuals a "third way" for public service provision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Agenda Research Institute The report, Public Service Mutuals: The case for a Third-way for delivering public services in Australia, was commissioned by the Business Council for Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) and conducted by Net Balance. It is designed ...

ACCSR: Australian CSR integration is too little, too slow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Progress in integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Australia has been too little and too slow, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate ...

CEFC provides finance to New Energy Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Hedland (Boodarie) in the Pilbara and the other at Rockingham near Perth. CEFC's finance will assist in developing Western Australia's first municipal waste-to-gas project. The facilities will generate "cost competitive, base load energy and a lower ...

Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... As part of the agreement, InterFinancial acquired shares in Foresters' funds management subsidiary, Social Investment Australia (SIA). The partnership with InterFinancial is "the first phase" in a broader capital strategy to expand Foresters' scope and ...

Natural Carbon announces Cape York CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... it's a speck on the map in Western Cape York." Although this is Natural Capital's first savannah burning CFI project in Australia, the conglomerate has experience in related projects and other expertise, Toyne said. "This is the first methodology we ...

Push to focus on tax reform, transparency as part of G20

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Tax and transparency reforms should be a priority for Australia in its presidency of the G20 because there is a strong link between base erosion and profit sharing (BEPS) and the G20's objective to promote development, according to Oxfam Australia and ...

UCA Funds Management release 2013 annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... rising income, but we also had reduced production cost." UCA Funds Management is an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, and provides investment management for charities, faith-based organisations and their members. ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... reporting on the impact of those investments, according to a new global report by KPMG International. Chi Woo, KPMG Australia partner KPMG's report, Unlocking the value of social investment, reviewed corporate reports issued in 2012-2013 by the 10 largest ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... process of reviewing its ESG risk framework, a process that is scheduled for every two years. The review comes as Oxfam Australia released a report, Banking on Shaky Ground - Australia's big four banks and land grabs, in which Oxfam presents evidence ...

LUCRF selects Northern Trust for ESG-screened mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) screens. The AU$4 billion industry superannuation fund has tapped Northern Trust to run the global ex-Australia fund with customised screens to exclude tobacco companies and cluster munitions manufacturers, in line with LUCRF's ESG policy ...