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Unpacking Impact Investment

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 15th May 2013 - With a new spotlight on the rapidly developing area of Impact Investment, Strategic Environmental Management Consultant, Garry Taylor unpacks the concept and how it works. Impact…

NFPs Celebrate Tasmanian Forests Agreement

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd May 2013 - Tasmania’s Parliament has passed the Tasmanian Forests Agreement into law in what is seen as a major victory for community and environmental groups.
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The Power of Social Licence in Action – the Coal Seam Gas Example

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 3rd April 2013 - The concept of a ‘social licence’ or community acceptance clearly has some merit, as long as it complements rather than replaces the more traditional concepts of corporate…

City of Melbourne Certified Carbon Neutral

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd April 2013 - The City of Melbourne has been certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia against the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The Environment Portfolio Chair Councillor…

Climate Change Is Everybody’s Business

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 23rd January 2013 - This article is by Harry Blutstein, Adjunct Professor, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning at RMIT University, and published by The Conversation. It is republished…

Planet Ark Offside with Other Environmental NGOs

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 1st August 2012 - Some of Australia’s major environmental groups claim the organisation known for establishing National Tree Day, Planet Ark, has turned ‘dark’ on forest issues…

Enviro Report Slams Vic Govt Record

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 31st July 2012 - A report from Not for Profit advocacy group, Environment Victoria has slammed the Baillieu Government’s environmental record, saying the majority of Victorians think the…

Charities Face Post-Christmas Dumping Deluge

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th January 2012 - Flickr image: Some rights reserved by theerstwhilekate Unwanted Christmas presents and household rubbish is a costly problem for charities…

Body Image, Stress & Environment Biggest Issues for Young Australians

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th November 2010 - Body image issues, increasing stress and school/study worries are the leading personal concerns of young Australians, while the environment is the biggest challenge facing the…

More Philanthropy Needed to Save the Environment

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th October 2010 - Australia's current level of philanthropic giving does not match the urgency of Australia’s environmental decline, according to a new report on the philanthropic…

Australian Outback a Significant “Carbon Bank” – Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th July 2010 - A new study commissioned by The Nature Conservancy and the Pew Environment Group found that Australia’s vast Outback stores 9.7 billion tons of carbon, and if better managed,…

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