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NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... such, the quantum is not the only factor," he said. "Given that the entire investment opportunity offered by SVA was in total $7 million, we wanted to contribute meaningfully, but also let others contribute. We do expect other opportunities like this ...

Pollinate Energy brings solar lighting to urban slums

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Pollinate Energy, a not-for-profit social enterprise, is working to provide affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums. Pollinate Energy's founders. Co-Founder Kat Kimmorley in centre of front row. Pollinate Energy has developed a business ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Combet confirmed in March that government would maintain the renewable energy target (RET) at 41TWh, or equivalent to 20% of total electricity consumption by 2020, and that the government further accepted the recommendations of the Climate Commission ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... field experts, labour, business and civil society. There were two public consultation periods in 2011 and 2012, generating a total of more than 2,500 responses. There were two workshops held in Australia and one held in New Zealand during the 2012 comment ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... provisions that will deal with resource taxes, but the focus here is about insuring that there is publication about the total tax paid by certain listed, large entities. "That is something that is actually a significant development in the Australian ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... debtor fails to make payment when due. The government has limited the amount of guarantees the CEFC can offer to 5% of the total amount of investment, and the government has stipulated that the CEFC maintain sufficient uncommitted balance in its account ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... debtor fails to make payment when due. The government has limited the amount of guarantees the CEFC can offer to 5% of the total amount of investment, and the government has stipulated that the CEFC maintain sufficient uncommitted balance in its account ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Perspectives on Progress. The 99 responding organisations from locations around the world, including Oceania, reported a total of US$8bn in impact investment commitments in 2012 and projected commitments of US$9bn in 2013. The median number of impact ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... conditions, reducing stress and anxiety, improving health, improved contact with family and friends." The CIS calculated that the total value of the economic outcomes for a volume of 1000 loans is AU$1,493,922. The value of the social outcomes for 1000 ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... highlighted several accomplishments that led to the institution increasing its score from 79% last year to 90% this year - total community investment of 4.18% of pre-tax profits, 10 times the finance sector average, platinum sponsorship of CUFA, the ...