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How to build a climate-resilient business: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... complex and difficult to demonstrate. The largest challenge facing investors and businesses is they're not sufficiently informed about the materiality of the impacts presented by climate change throughout their value chain. Combined with high costs ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... the complaints-based model which placed a heavy burden on victims. The new legal framework is evidence-based, trauma-informed, person-centred and framed through a gender and intersectional lens. The changes are part of the Australian government's Secure ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... corporate executives can't thinking about sustainability "in slices - you have to think about it as a system" to make informed decisions. "If you're going to develop systems for regulatory needs, that doesn't make sense," Smith said. "You ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... "There are a lot of fossil-free banks out there that don't have a way of shouting about it yet." The certification is informed by information taken both from the assessed bank and third-party verification, as well as Rainforest Action Network BankTrack ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... "It's not our responsibility to tell people how to vote, but it is our responsibility to make sure that people are informed. "The education piece is hard, and it's a big task. But most corporates have taken that challenge on to make sure they're ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... mandatory climate-related financial disclosure framework that will be implemented starting from 2024. The new framework, informed by the previous consultation, hopes to help Australian companies and investors maximise economic opportunities in the shift ...

Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... participants with global investment portfolios can get quality information on ESG risks and opportunities to help them make informed decisions. "This increased transparency means that business stakeholders, such as investors and customers, will have ...

Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... CDP, said disclosure as an essential tool to help companies, investors, and policymakers assess impacts and make data-informed decisions. "Despite the innovation displayed by the leaders, action overall is not at the level we need," Dickinson said. "Our ...

Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... values increase as one of the drivers of decision making, funds need to be in a position to empower consumers to make informed choices, through communicating what they're doing on ESG issues and how this contributes to positive social or environmental ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability-related claims," and "what assurances and processes can be put in place to ensure that the board is appropriately informed and confident about the information that is being put out." Ultimately, these governance and oversight changes are ...