Social

Not for Podcast: Discrediting Online Gambling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Australians are the biggest gamblers in the world, losing more money per adult on gambling than any other developed country.

Newpin Social Benefit Bond returns 12.15% in third year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
The Newpin Social Benefit Bond (Newpin SBB) has completed its third year, restoring 130 children in care to their families, and paying investors a return of 12.15% pa.

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).

NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank will finance a New South Wales social impact investment to fund a program to reduce recidivism by parolees in that state.

Mirvac partners with YWCA NSW for social enterprise HQ cafe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Mirvac has partnered with YWCA NSW to open a social enterprise cafe and catering service in Mirvac's newly completed Sydney headquarters.

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
While Australia waits to see who will form government for the 45th session of Parliament, stakeholders with environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus are turning their attention to their policy objectives for the next term, as well as developing ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Queensland Good Money sites

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance will expand its Good Money retail sites into Queensland by opening branches in Cairns and the Gold Coast in 2017.

Podcast: Australia's Affordable Housing Solution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The impact of Australia's lack of affordable housing is far reaching - low-income earners are being pushed to the fringes of cities, with some households paying up to 85 per cent of their income on rent.

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
There is a multistakeholder push to develop metrics to more accurately measure the social impacts of affordable housing developments, with investors, intermediaries and housing providers all seeking more reliable standards to assess social as well as ...

Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Human rights are a growing concern amongst global investors. As investing becomes more transparent, owning companies that breach global conventions on human rights carries greater reputational risk, which can potentially have a material impact on company ...