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Not for Podcast: Discrediting Online Gambling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Compounding the problem are banks that allow Australians to use their credit cards to fund online gambling activities, meaning people can spend far more money than they can afford, leading to unsustainable debt, financial insecurity and a range of social ...

AMP Capital, CSIRO back renewable energy tech startup Evergen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... batteries and solar panels from manufacturers that have been tested by CSIRO and putting on top this control system that saves people money," said Dr Glenn Platt, Evergen CEO and energy scientist. "The system is predictive - it analyses how much you're ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... are concentrated in its microfinance offering which focuses on providing access to fair and affordable finance options to people who would be otherwise excluded from basic financial products and services," Courville said. "Over the past 13 years we have ...

Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... a family office. Half of respondents also said that philanthropy is organised directly through the family business. The people who are involved with managing family business philanthropy also tend to be active - 40% are CEOs and another 40% are board ...

TH Real Estate hires Abigail Dean as head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... and sits on a number of their work groups. She has also taken part in the World Green Building Council's Better Place for People campaign by taking part in the Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Retail working group. "Investing in Tomorrow's World ...

First State Super's Brandweiner jumps to LeapFrog Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... 'Richard has an enduring commitment to impact investing and the benefits that this can have on our communities and the people within them,' said Neil Cochrane, First State Super chairman. 'He has brought this focus to First State Super and our role as ...

Victorian government chooses programs for social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
The Victorian state government will fund programs dealing with drug and alcohol treatment and young people transitioning from Out of Home Care as the focus of its first two social impact bonds (SIBs). Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas The Victorian government ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... playing a key role in setting standards within companies. All Posts The Ethics Index is based on a survey of more than 1000 people by global market research firm Ipsos. "It is disappointing, particularly when it comes to the perceptions of the ethics ...

NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... said. ACSO is a not for profit organisation that provides community support services and forensic services and programs for people who are transitioning from prison back into the community, NAB said. They also provide support for people with "complex ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... when everything is going to have to be negotiated at length, and with the new composition of the Senate, there might be people who don't have experience in these issues," she said. "Our policy priority - the overhaul of the Corporations Act - might slip ...