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New co-op body to stress economic, social value of model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... facie, you want a profit motive, but you don't want the surplus then to reward the investment of capital because it takes the money out of the system," she said. "You create what's called the virtuous circle. We talk a lot in economic growth terms about ...

Sedex notes increasing demand for ethical procurement data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... issues - there is the sheer challenge of collecting volumes of data. Companies could spend the time and spend huge amounts of money building or buying their own tools to look at supply chain and responsible charges." Sedex is a data collection platform ...

NAB's 'Wealth of Opportunity' a new CSR narrative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... of Opportunity, is based on three pillars, which NAB identifies as helping Australians have a healthy relationship with money, cultivating prosperous communities and the bank's role in leading a future focused nation, said Paula Benson, general manager ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... he said. "There's a tremendous ignorance on the parts of homeowners and building owners, not just the potential to save money on energy, but to make homes and buildings nicer places to be in. One of the things often said about energy efficiency and commercial ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Resources, Energy and Tourism has granted AU$1 million to expand the reach of the CitySwitch energy efficiency program. The money was allocated through the department's Energy Efficiency Information Grants (EEIG) program by the Net Balance Foundation ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... such as, where would you like your super to be invested, there is a high response rates from the public saying 'we want our money invested in line with our values.' The onus is on us to join the dots for the public." It does seem as though consumes are ...

LUCRF Community Partnership Trust opens in South Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... by LUCRF Fund as a way of engaging with the communities in which the AU$2.5 billion fund's memberships lived. The CPT's money is drawn from the fund's marketing budget, and is in line with the fund's trade-union roots, said Greg Sword, LUCRF CEO. LUCRF ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... that. There is not a city in the world that should not be converting its old, inefficient lights to LEDs. It delivers more money to the city and reduces GHG emissions. I think there are other projects as well that fall into that category. Waste ranks ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... tranches - an AU$7.5 million capital guaranteed component with return based on agreed performance outcomes reflecting the money saved by the New South Wales government b keeping families together. The junior tranche of AU$2.5 million will be partially ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The end of the financial year is an opportunity for investors to consider how their superannuation money is being invested from both a tax and an ethics perspective, according to Australian Ethical. In a recent communication, the ethical superannuation ...