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NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... relationship between financial inclusion and social inclusion, whereby people feel more included, valued and connected to their community and are therefore more likely to be active in developing and contributing to that community, reducing reliance on ...

bankmecu, Foresters Community Finance partner on loan scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
bankmecu and Foresters Community Finance, in conjunction with the Victorian government, have entered into a partnership by which the bank will provide loans to help community based organisations buy their own property. The agreement formalises an existing ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... back of the report. A number of organisations talk about sustainability and focus on the environment, and focus on the community, but are now focusing on the fact that their employees are right in front of them and they're crucial to the organisation." ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... a microfinance mandate, and has made an AU$6m commitment to a social enterprise fund run by Brisbane-based Foresters Community Finance. Even though the fund does exercise oversight with both managers, the fund does not use SROI as a metric, said Tim ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... executive director, RIAA. "Bringing that expertise together as a global force is an incredibly powerful benefit for our community of members around the world."

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... maintaining our focus on personal and process safety; water and greenhouse gas emissions management; and successful community and landholder relationships," said David Knox, Santos CEO and managing director, in the company sustainability report. "I am ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... don't encourage reporting on sustainability performance in an honest and transparent manner are doing themselves and the community a major disservice," he said. "At CPA Australia, we do what we say. We were the first professional accounting body to produce ...

New South Wales announces first social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... delivering improved social outcome and reduced government costs. The families will be referred from the NSW Family and Community Services and have children aged six or younger that are considered at-risk. The Benevolent Society will work with each family ...

GPT Group reports 2011 reductions in waste, energy and water

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... company had a zero lost time injury frequency rate (LITFR), down from 6 in 2010. The company also reported AU1.7m in community investment to organisations including Parramatta Mission, the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, the Property Industry ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... investigations into which companies paid what to the government. That's a risk." To that end, PWYP is briefing the investment community on its work. Last year, Spoors presented to Citigroup in Sydney, and at the end of this month, will meet with the ...