Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 20th May 2015 - Australia’s top listed companies now overwhelmingly recognise the importance of reporting on material sustainability risks but reporting on such risks is one thing; effectively…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 12th May 2015 -
Australian Not for Profit organisations are missing out on potential investment income by allocating large proportions of their capital in cash and deposits, despite the low interest…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 6th May 2015 -
One third of Australia’s top 200 companies still rate in the two lowest categories of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors’ annual review of sustainability…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th May 2015 -
National peak body Philanthropy Australia has written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling for a better tax regime to support international philanthropy.
The letter,…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st April 2015 -
More than a million Aussies are living in poverty according to a new report by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, CEDA, which has described the findings as a “disgrace”.…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th March 2015 -
Between 2006 and 2013, almost one in six people in Australia were severely or fully financially excluded meaning that they still had no access to at least two basic financial products,…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th February 2015 -
Australia is failing in its attempts to close the gap of disadvantage between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, according to a major new bipartisan report.
The Closing the Gap…
Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 11th February 2015 -
Contrary to previous findings, CSR might not always act as a risk management tool, with a new report suggesting companies with the strongest CSR initiatives stand to lose the most…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd February 2015 -
Since the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008 the number of indigenous children in care has increased by 65 per cent, according to a new report.
The latest Report on Government…
Lina Caneva, Friday, 30th January 2015 -
The Australian Government’s treatment of asylum seekers has seen it slammed by an international watchdog for its “failure to respect international standards”…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th January 2015 -
Almost 100 people are being turned away from homeless support services every day in Victoria, according to the state’s peak homelessness body.
The Council to Homeless Persons…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th January 2015 -
Distributions from Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) have grown to record levels in Australia reaching $251 million in 2012 and were estimated to exceed a cumulative $1.7 billion in…