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Pollinate Energy to partner with Powershop

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
Pollinate Energy, a not-for-profit social enterprise that provides affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums, is establishing a partnership with Victorian energy retailer Powershop that will see the retailer donate $50 to Pollinate ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... businesses work for social ends. Currently, given the relatively short timescale of the formal social investment/social enterprise movement, there is not enough data to define general modalities of success, but Addarii pointed to several case studies ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... instruments" such as social impact bonds are subject to "onerous disclosure requirements." David Rickards, director of Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA), noted that the interim report did not go into detail on the barriers to developing and ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Banks can create shared value by focusing on products that further client prosperity, fueling the growth of regional economies and financing solutions to global challenges, according to research from consultancy FSG. Paula Benson, general manager, corporate ...

Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Foresters Community Finance has sold shares in its funds management subsidiary to mid-market corporate advisory firm InterFinancial Corporate Finance as part of a strategic partnership between the two companies. InterFinancial offers independent advisory ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... will also provide additional support and services to Iman Operations. "With our investments, we're investing in social enterprise, whether they call themselves social enterprises or not, that are in the earlier stages in their growth," he said. "As a ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
A new study from the University of Sydney Business School concludes there is no legal barrier preventing trusts and foundations from pursuing impact investments, and finds that impact investing has to move past the stage of engaging with early adopters ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... around welfare, healthcare, aged care, disability and so on and support a significant industry," Learmonth said."Social enterprise and non-profit is a substantial sector in the economy. That has been demonstrated in previous inquiries, because it covers ...

Social Ventures Australia funds Melbourne LEGO club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has provided start-up funding to a Melbourne-based social enterprise that provides LEGO activities to children who struggle with "more traditional club activities, including children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)." ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian social enterprise and impact investment sectors are growing, but the process of building a pipeline of sustainable social enterprises that are developed enough to attract debt and equity financing is still painstaking. There is still ...