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First Nations NFP mandates JANA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Aboriginal interests across the Northern Territory." Aboriginal Investment NT was established under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. It was previously known as the Northern Territory Aboriginal Investment Corporation. JANA's ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... provides financial assistance to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory as a Corporate Commonwealth Entity under the Land Rights Act. It's newly launched strategic investment plan lays out a five-year roadmap to "shift power" to Aboriginal communities ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... nature-positive transition, a right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Indigenous Peoples rights, land rights, and water and sanitation. Additional core social indicators on respecting human rights, decent work, and ethical conduct ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... notwithstanding, Yu said that land assets held by Indigenous Peoples in Australia has grown considerably following land rights decisions such as the Native Title Act, which have increased Indigenous land ownerships by 60% nationally and 90% across the ...

Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Northern Territory, Fitzgerald said. "Something equivalent to the rights of traditional owners under the NT Aboriginal Land Rights Act of 1976, which include a right of veto - a right for traditional owners to say no," Fitzgerald said. "FPIC shouldn't ...

Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... group - climate change is the common factor, but they might have come to it because of refugee issues, indigenous land rights issues, or from social inequality considerations. So for us, getting to know our members determines where we're going to focus ...

Paris Agreement refers to mitigation co-benefits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... district [sic] from human rights," Foley said. "This is largely because Indigenous rights include property rights such as land rights and native title rights, as found in Australia. This is an important point as carbon projects can only take place with ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... said. "We are seeking the win/win opportunities that can be found thru forestry and land management. Respecting local land rights is very important to us. With the Tropical Asia Forest Fund, we conduct expert reviews of land tenure, and that's completely ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... relationship to the land-that existed prior to colonalisation and still exists today. This recognition paved the way for land rights called Native Title. This year is the 20th anniversary of the Mabo decision." Source: National Reconciliation Week 2012 ...
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