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Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... AU$20 million in one-off grants that has been matched by private sector investment to establish three funds - Foresters Community Finance, SEFA and the Social Ventures Australia Impact Fund. During Blackburn-Wright's time at Westpac, she was part of ...

AGL commences construction on Nyngan Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Geelong, Victoria. "The transfer of skills and experience to the local labour market will provide a boost to the local community and beyond as well as benefit the solar industry and the Australian economy," said Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "AGL has ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... leading financiers, investors and government bodies to consider various vehicles for financing businesses from within the community, including a category of securities known as community bonds. Les Hems, director of research and development, Tomorrow's ...

Westpac number one on global sustainability list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... people to help create a sustainable future and deliver long term value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the community." Westpac recently outlined its sustainability strategy to 2017, and Westpac highlighted several areas of performance ...

Pangolin Associates hires Sam Phua

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Carbon Standard (VCS). He has also authored numerous scientific papers on climate change and various government and community environmental schemes and projects, Pangolin Associates said.

ARENA co-funds South Australia solar thermal power study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... 2022 to invest in renewable energy projects, support research and development activities, and increase industry and community knowledge about renewable energy.

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Another example is Stockland's Liveability Project, a longitudinal study which measures what residential buyers value in community and social sustainability. The company uses that data in the design of residential developments, McEwan said. "We use that ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... AU$20 million in one-off grants that has been matched by private sector investment to establish three funds - Foresters Community Finance (Foresters), SEFA and the Social Ventures Australia Impact Fund. The report also points to the National Rental Affordability ...

ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... of the world's most progressive investors and governance protagonists in 1995. Our early years focused on building a community of like-minded professionals to advance the cause of corporate governance reform and we later established policy committees ...

Video Panel: Ethical Investments: Design and Communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... integration and impact investments can result in products that can do well for investors while doing good for the wider community, too, and how they communicate the benefits of ethical investment to their internal and external stakeholders. The panel ...