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NFP Employee Investment Failure – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 1st December 2014 - A lack of investment in professional development opportunities for employees means the Not for Profit sector is not having as great an impact as it could, according to a new major report.…

Social Welfare Investment Most Attractive to Aussie Companies

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 - Social welfare charities and community programs were the greatest recipients of corporate community investments in 2014, according to the annual London Benchmarking Group (LBG)…

Australia: First to Mainstream Impact Investing?

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 5th November 2014 - Australia could be one of the first countries in the world to mainstream impact investing through superannuation in a way no other country has the opportunity to, the Nexus Youth Summit…

Banking On Values

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 5th November 2014 - In this week’s Executive Insight, Pro Bono Australia News speaks to Bankmecu’s Nikki Jordan to find out how this small Australian customer-owned bank is proving its…

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Divestment Backlash – Companies Need to Improve Sustainability Reporting

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 - Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s claims that divesting deprives fund members of a good investment could prove misguided given the value in accounting for social and environmental…

Impact Investing Australia Appoints CEO

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 - Investment adviser, Daniel Madhavan has been appointed as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Impact Investing Australia – a newly established Not for Profit set up…

Social Impact Share Take-Up

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 - A national share offer to raise capital for investment for Australia’s Not for Profit sector has received its first application from an existing Community 21 shareholder,…

Labor Reveals $1 Billion Jobs Plan

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th October 2014 - The Victorian Opposition has announced that it will launch a $1 billion fund to create 100,000 full time jobs for unemployed youth and the long-term unemployed if it wins November’s…

Corporate-NGO Partnerships Barometer

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 24th September 2014 - Both NGOs and businesses are beginning to understand the greater value that strategic long-term partnerships can bring to address mission-focused objectives, a new Barometer…

Investing in Real Change: Global Steps Forward for Australia

Rosemary Addis, Wednesday, 24th September 2014 - The recent global launch of the Social Impact Investment Taskforce report shows Australia as having the foundations for a thriving, world-leading impact investment sector, writes…

UK Social Stock Exchange Expansion

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 24th September 2014 - The UK’s Social Stock Exchange has announced plans to become a fully-fledged venue for impact businesses to directly raise funds. The Social Stock Exchange said it would launch…

NAB’s $1 Million Impact Investment Fund

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 17th September 2014 - The National Australia Bank has announced a $1 million impact investment fund to support organisations in delivering finance solutions for social issues. NAB Executive General…

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