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VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... frameworks and industry understanding aligns perfectly with our Corporate Responsibility Strategy VicSuper is an AU$15 billion profit-to-member superananution fund. Last year it became the first Australian superannuation fund to construct its annual ...

Community 21 issues shares after phase one capital raising

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... closed the first phase of its capital raising, after hitting minimum subscription level, and has issued shares to 21 not-for-profit investors. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 is the financial services company that jointly ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... group of founding Australian B Corps," said Alicia Darvall, executive director of B Lab Australia and New Zealand, the non-profit behind B Corp. "We launched with 47 last year. They're extraoridanry and champions for the movement, which has a multiplier ...

AICD backs 30% women ASX200 directors target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... membership of over 35,000 that extends well beyond the top listed companies to small ASX entities, private business and not-for-profit organisations," he said. "However, we recognise that the four-year time frame to achieve the target for ASX200 boards ...

bankmecu to participate in GABV bank investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... assets under management. Separately, bankmecu has also announced its half-year results, reporting unaudited year-to-dae net profit after tax of AU$13.23 million, as compared to AU$12.15 million in the first half of the 2013/2014 year. The bank also reported ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustee boards have a higher percentage of women on their boards than ASX listed companies. This week, Women on Boards (WOB) presented their 2015 Boardroom Diversity Index (BDI), which evaluated 1422 organisations across multiple ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
There have been increases in the number of women on boards across many sectors in Australia, but progress is uneven and in some cases, such as on boards of state-owned corporations in Queensland, Western Australia and the federal government, there have ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Converters as excluded companies," Walsh said. "We believe, from a human rights perspective, these business models unfairly profit from the poor. Since we've had the engagement group going, we've become more comfortable with excluding the companies ...

Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... 'long consultation' issues." "We are lobbying the social services minister to remove the Thorn Group and any other for-profit companies from CentrePay's payment facilities," Mooney said. "People either don't understand the contract they're signing or ...

NAB launches Impact Investment Grant Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Proske, head of community finance and development, NAB The fund will support the development of social enterprises - for-profit businesses that are driven by a social or environmental mission. "We believe we have a responsibility to help our customers ...