Mechanisms and options for the development of a robust capital market for social
economy organisations in Australia, including:
(a) the types of finance and credit options available to not-for-profit organisations,
social enterprises and social businesses, the needs of the sector and
international approaches;
(b) the role and current activity of financial intermediary organisations and how
these can be strengthened;
(c) strengthening diversity in social business models;
(d) the development of appropriate wholesale and retail financial products and
services;
(e) government actions that would support the potential for social economy
organisations involved in the delivery of government services to access capital
markets;
(f) incentives to support investment in the sector;
(g) making better use of the sector's own financial capacity, including practices
relating to purchasing of products and services and use of reserve capital;
(h) making better use of the corpus of philanthropic foundations and trusts to make
investments in Australia's social economy organisations, expand socially
responsible investments and impact investments and any current barrier to their
investment;
(i) policies, practices and strategies that affect the availability of capital markets
for social economy organisations on social innovation, productivity, growth and
workforce issues in these sectors; and
(j) any other related matters.
For further information, contact: Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia