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Foresters Community Finance starts social entrepreneur fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Enterprise Fund has been designed with a view put recipients on the road to long-term sustainability. Through capital investment and access to our skills and knowledge network, recipients will be better positioned to deliver on their social enterprise ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... assisted around 40 clients in putting in proposals to CTIP, with 11 so far obtaining about AU$15 million in capital investment from CTIP, Jutsen said. "Our clients have been using the program heavily to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Climate change is the top perceived risk to Australia, with inadequate R&D investment, flooding, storms and cyclones, demographic challenges and infrastructure fragility also figuring in a list of top 10 risks based on their likelihood of happening ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... energy consumption of buildings exist, however current policy and voluntary measures have failed to scale up capital investment in low carbon technologies in the real estate sector," Bosteels said in a statement accompanying the IIGCC's report launch. ...

Accountancy profession a driver of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... decision-makers within companies. It doesn't have the detail you need for that. If I'm an accountant, thinking about capital investment decisions, I have my traditional set of tools - discounted cash flow, whatever it is. I don't know how IR or GRI is ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... a direct equity investor, but if you're talking about energy efficiency technologies or more a more venture capital investment structure, that's something that might be more appropriate for them to give capital to a manger with expertise in the areas ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... intensity or more generally less stringent environmental standards." The report notes that in Australia, initial capital investment is high for fossil fuels, non-ferrous metals, iron ore and other products, accounting for nearly half of total costs ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... an income," Macready said. "The danger is when [MFIs] provide loans for consumption expenditure rather than capital investment. Triodos and MicroVest have policies that stick to what microfinance is all about. They have a range of metrics to measure ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The retail industry could save up to AU$1bn annually by 2020 if they made a focused investment in energy efficient initiatives such as lighting and temperature control, according to a study by National Australia Bank and ClimateWorks Australia. Low ...
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