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Govt moves timetable on power station closure
Last week the NSW government delayed closure of the Eraring Power Station, back-pedaling on a previous decision to close it next year.
Super funds to solve the housing crisis?
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Mary Delahunty said at the Australian Shareholders' Association Conference yesterday that addressing the supply side of the housing crisis requires an infusion of private capital.
Standards boards unite for global rollout
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation is working with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to make their standards more compatible.
The 50 most influential ESG corporate professionals in Australia named
The 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies have been named by trade publication FS Sustainability in the 2024 ESG Power50 guide.
[…] Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond […]
[…] Addis and Blackburn-Wright have extensive experience in impact investment. During Addis' time at DEEWR, the department created the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF), under which the federal government provided AU$20 million in one-off grants that has been matched by private sector investment to establish three funds - Foresters Community Finance, SEFA and the Social Ventures Australia Impact Fund. During Blackburn-Wright's time at Westpac, she was part of the team that built and issued Australia's first social impact bond. […]