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Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... existing work to measure impact and then talk about impact as well. "A number of the banks have significant lending to community organisations, but they don't measure the impact, or they don't look at it as a separate area of business," Addis said. "We ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... insurance policy, Good Shepherd Microfinance has previously said. Good Shepherd Microfinance's provider network includes 246 community organisations across 650 locations in Australia to offer safe, fair, and affordable loans, savings, energy inclusion ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... financial analysis, such as shadow carbon pricing integrated into long-term revenue and cost models and issues such as community dissatisfaction, labour relations and environmental pollution "broadly referenced" in companies' sustainability or enterprise ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... face in this country; that many Australians live in a continuing cycle of exclusion and cannot participate fully in the community. It's time to think afresh about how to shift the current status quo, so that all Australians have real opportunity to reach ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
The state of New York is leveraging innovative clean energy financing vehicles and community outreach to fund clean energy and energy efficiency projects in both commercial and residential properties. The Energy Improvement Corporation (EIC ) operates ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... purchasing carbon credits include economic development opportunities, environmental conservation and improvements to community residents' lives through household savings, health benefits and better water resources, among other social benefits, according ...

MSCI launches ESG CarbonMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolio exposure to carbon-related risks. "With concerns about carbon stranded assets risk increasing in the investment community, asset owners and managers will need tools designed to measure exposure to carbon risk in their portfolios, including ...

SVA: Newpin social benefit bond returns 7.5% in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... environment that you have to live with. Increasingly the referrals of families are being pushed out from government to the community sector/NGOs, so there's adapting to the changing environment. Another thing to keep in mind is that there's quite a lot ...

ASIC accepts Community 21's prospectus for share raising

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has accepted a prospectus from Community 21, which is seeking to raise up to AU$4 million in a share offering open to non-profits. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... recognise that to become a global economy, a culturally diverse economy, we're not tapping into the diversity of our community to build our economic and diplomatic and cultural engagement with the world." DCA's report is a step in engaging with Australian ...