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Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... the Financial System Inquiry is an opportunity to find new ways to enable economic participation for the one in six Australians that are financially excluded. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney One in six, or 3.1 million adult Australians, is ...

RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
A majority of Australians would rather invest in a responsible superannuation fund than a superannuation fund which only considers maximising financial returns, according to a national poll organised by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Graphic courtesy NAB The Wealth of Opportunity strategy 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 ...

ARENA funds UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... development of other projects across Australia," he said in a statement. Community renewables are an opportunity for Australians to "play an active role in where their electricity comes from," said Nichola Ison, UTS project leader. "Community-owned renewable ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... member-owned businesses. There are 1800 co-operatives and 108 mutual banking institutions, according to BCCM, and 8 out of 10 Australians have a relationship with a mutual or co-op, through organisations like industry superannuation funds and automobile ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... responsibility, NAB The strategy, Wealth 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 ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... invested." Earlier this year, Australian Ethical commissioned market research demonstrating that seven out of ten Australians have identified looking after their finances as a top priority for 2013, and a majority say that it is important that their ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Ann Byrne, chief executive of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) will step down in October. Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO Byrne has been ACSI CEO for more than five years, and recently informed ACSI's Committee of Management of her decision. ...

Greens call on Future Fund to divest from coal companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... with universities and churches across the United States," she said in a statement. "There is a growing movement of Australians ready to leave fossil fuel investments behind, including many who have pledged to move their savings to banks that don't invest ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... three workshops, Focal Point Australia, Global Reporting Initiative told The Sustainability Report last year. Twelve Australians also participated in the GRI working groups that contributed to the development and redevelopment of standards in G4. John ...