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Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... carbon sequestration while supporting sustainable agriculture practices. The role of regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations and plans is also expected to be expanded, with a call for further Federal Funding, recognising their significant ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... sector to boost and protect biodiversity via investment," the association said. "AFMA wants to see the Nature Repair Market (NRM) thrive, with fungible products, strong liquidity and high integrity." "However, it is AFMA's view that the design could ...

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Impact venture capital fund Giant Leap has completed fundraising for its second impact fund, tripling the size of its inaugural fund. The Giant Leap II fund is backed by NRMA, entrepreneurs including Kate Morris, Dom Pym and Roger Allan. Giant Leap ...

Crescent Wealth announces new shareholder, board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Crescent Wealth have announced a number of director changes as the head of one of Australia's largest privately owned companies takes a material shareholding in the company. Peregrine Corporation managing director Charlie Shahin has taken a stake in ...

Future of mobility requires key action by business, policy makers: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
Radical shifts in the future of and mobility require business and policy makers to play a key role in delivering sustainable transport solutions, according to research from Sustainable Business Australia (SBA). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business ...

Co-ops, mutuals a "third way" for public service provision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Co-operatives and mutuals offer an alternative "third way" to complement for-profit and not-for-profit business models for delivery of public services, according to a green paper aiming to stimulate discussion on how the sector can provide innovative ...

BCCM forms task force to examine public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Business Council of Co-Operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) has assembled a national task force that will prepare a green paper examining the "viability and roles for co-operatives and mutuals in delivering key public services." Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
There is a new push in Australia to raise the profile of the co-operative and mutual business model, which proponents say inherently melds social and economic goals while contributing to a diversified economy. Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO (Photo courtesy ...

Westpac, CBA raise $10 million for Benevolent Society SBB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Institutional Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and The Benevolent Society have raised AU$10 million for its social benefit bond (SBB). The funds raised by the SBB will go towards establishing The Resilient Families preservation service ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... strongly at the macro level, with a strong 'research' component that perhaps will filter to the meso level, such as to regional NRM Boards," said Dr Joanne Tingey-Holyoak, a researcher at the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability (CAGS) ...
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