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Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A large percentage of family-owned business that expect "notable" future revenue growth are acting on ESG and sustainability strategies, linking embracing sustainability with long term success, according to research from Grant Thornton. According to ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The NSW Anti-Slavery Commission and the Clean Energy Council (CEC) are developing a code of practice to help identify modern slavery risks in renewable energy supply chains. Reliance on materials and components associated with forced labour and other ...

Traditional Owners to lead Pilbara renewables rollout on exclusive native title land

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) and Philippines-listed renewable energy company ACEN have partnered to develop, own, and operate large-scale renewable energy projects of up to 3 gigawatts on Yindjibarndi Ngurra (country), in Western Australia's ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has announced regulatory outcomes against Thorn's consumer leasing businesses Radio Rentals, RR and Rentlo Reinvented that will see millions in dollars of refunds and write-offs of fees to consumers. ...

Cash Converters to pay more than $12 million after ASIC investigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... counsellors and advocacy organisations, have, over the course of this year, raised concerns with proposals to goods rental company Thorn Group and payday lenders Cash Converters and Money3. The group has separate proposals relating to each sector. The ...

Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... leverage philanthropic activities, while diversifying and changing the risk profile of the business's, said Christopher Thorn, EY impact investment, social finance and philanthropy leader. "An example of this is the recent Murray Darling Basin Balanced ...

Government launches new Clean Energy Innovation Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The federal government will retain the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and has announced that the two specialist agencies will jointly manage a AU$1 billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF). ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
The Paris Agreement adopted at the COP 21 United Nations Climate Change Conference is widely seen as a historic deal that will lead to the decarbonisation of the global economy. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Although Australia has signed ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... counsellors and advocacy organisations, have, over the course of this year, raised concerns with proposals to goods rental company Thorn Group and payday lenders Cash Converters and Money3. The group has separate proposals relating to each sector. Michael ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... including other investors, engagement specialists, financial counsellors and advocacy organisations, have taken proposals to Thorn Group, Cash Converters and Money3, said Michael Walsh, managing director of UCA Funds Management. The group has separate ...
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