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Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... perceptions, people who work in a RAP organisation are less prejudiced, more likely to trust and be proud of Indigenous Australians and cultures, and take more actions to support reconciliation, than the general community. With sustained Government support ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are looking to engage with superannuation funds and their individual members as they seek to effectual environmental and social changes, with varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Golden North project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... payback period at just over six years, based on current electricity prices. "While Golden North is iconic to South Australians, this expansion means the company can take advantage of recent growth within the ice cream manufacturing industry to further ...

Climate Institute calls for long-term national carbon budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... avoiding dangerous climate change. "A carbon budget based on the bipartisan minimum targets would see, on average, Australians emit four times as much as other people globally to 2050," Jackson said. "Alongside the domestic transformation to a low pollution ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Bank (NAB) has released its 2013 reconciliation action plan (RAP) outlining their approaches to employing Indigenous Australians, addressing financial exclusion, building partnerships with indigenous organisations and traditional owners with an eye to ...

Government allocates additional funds for microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Strait Islanders in urban and remote areas in the Kimberley and South East Queensland. "With more than 2.6 million Australians classified as fully or severely financially excluded, there is a compelling argument for affordable financial services that ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... priority than their Australian counterparts, with 53% rating it a high or a very high priority, compared to 40% of Australians rating it a high or very high priority. The concept of CSR has progressed very quickly in Australia since 2008, and that progress ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
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 investments are aligned with their personal values, according to a survey conducted on behalf of ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... business are incredibly broad: "supporting local communities, health and food, supporting Australian farming, helping Australians with sustainable choices and supporting children's health". If you sense there is some overlap here with 'earning trust' ...

Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... obstacles in regulatory framework, gaps in regulation and planning and fragmentation of responsibility as issues. "Australians are no strangers to extreme weather events," said John Connor, CEO of The Climate Institute, in a media statement. "With these ...