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United Nations recognition for Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Pollinate Energy, a not-for-profit social enterprise that provides affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums, is one of 17 projects recognised by the United Nations Climate Change secretariat. Pollinate Energy and the 16 other projects ...

New co-op body to stress economic, social value of model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... build their own." The increased focus on building the co-op and mutual sector, as well as the development of the social enterprise sector at large is not only part of developing a diversified economy, but also an opportunity to develop a sector that ...

Foresters Community Finance funding for early stage ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... social enterprises can access funding between $10,000 -$30,000 through Foresters Community Finance's Early Stage Social Enterprise Fund. The Early Stage Social Enterprise Fund was developed to fit the lending profile of social enterprises in their first ...

Foresters Community Finance starts social entrepreneur fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Finance has launched a fund aimed at providing financing for early stage social enterprises. The Early Stage Social Enterprise Fund is geared towards providing social enterprise entrepreneurs with access to capital for improving financial resilience ...

AECOM employees to support Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Three AECOM employees will volunteer to join Pollinate Energy, a not-for-profit social enterprise that is providing affordable clean energy solutions to people in India's urban slums. AECOM landscape architect Belinda Dods, environmental engineer Rosanna ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Institutional Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society have created an AU$10 million social benefit bond (SBB) funding the new Family Preservation Service. Sandy Blackburn-Wright, head of social innovation at Westpac The ...

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 ...

SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) has made its second loan, to fund the purchase of housing units in a retirement home park in Tasmania. The loan is towards the construction and installation of four, two-bedroom prefabricated units for the ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The overall superannuation industry has not done enough to make investment decisions that take environmental, social and governance impacts into consideration, and it is not only possible but imperative to do so, two fund professionals said at the annual ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia, and the Australian government is further encouraging the sector's development through DEEWR's AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF was established to improve social enterprises' access to finance to help ...