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Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... allocation to Foresters' Social Enterprise Solutions brand is one of two fund managers selected by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to administer the AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF ...

City of Sydney, Low Carbon Australia sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The City of Sydney and Low Carbon Australia have signed an agreement to encourage investment in low-carbon technologies by businesses, owners' corporations of apartment buildings and government. Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) ...

DEXUS head office, Republica Coffee declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability goals we have adopted," said Victor Hoog Antink, CEO and executive director of DEXUS Property Group. "Education of our people was a key element to DEXUS becoming carbon neutral. The reduction strategies we have put in place in our head ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... donations since its inception in 2007. Rosemary Addis, social innovation strategist at the Australian Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), spoke in the same panel discussion of the potential for community finance to generate ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... population displacement, they can also result in the creation of a vibrant local economy and increased access to health care, education and services. This emphasizes that positive and negative sustainability information can be captured in reports; organizations ...

GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Star - Multi Unit Residential Design v1 building, and Ausgrid Learning Centre in Sydney, the first 6 Star Green Star - Education As Built v1 project. "Green Star has penetrated the office market in Australia to the extent that 18% of CBD office space ...

CSL reports new anti-corruption policy, lower emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... aU$27.5m, up from AU$26m in the previous year. AU$16.4m of that went to supporting patient communities "in the areas of education awareness, research, advocacy, patient events, humanitarian access and patient assistance." As part of that amount, CSL ...

Sunshine Coast TAFE certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Sunshine Coast Environment Council award and a national Australian Training Marketing Association award in the last month. "Education of our staff and students was the critical element to our TAFE becoming carbon neutral," said Ross Hepworth, SCT director. ...

Australian and NZ companies increase community giving in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... redirected to support those in more immediate need." According to the report, health received 23% of contributions, education/young people received 20% of contributions and emergency relief jumped from 5% in 2010 to 20% in 2011. Contributions per employee ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... partnered with the Brotherhood of St Laurence since 2002 on the Saver Plus program, which is a matched savings and financial education program to assist people on low incomes to develop savings. Participants set savings goals and receive financial education ...