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Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia to change. It should be easier for shareholders to have these rights." Shareholder pressure is one of triggers that led the Commonwealth Bank to recently make changes to its fossil fuel lending, due to the work of Market Forces. SIX is currently ...

Asset manager defends climate group exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Management, Mellon Investment Corp, Clearbridge Investments and Segal Marco Advisors. The firms left as the US Republican-led House Judiciary Committee claimed the group violated US antitrust laws. NOTE: A previous version of this article stated Breckinridge ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... anomaly that the Paid Parental Leave scheme was the only common form of leave without compulsory super contributions. "This has led to many female Rest members retiring with less super than our male members. In fact, the gender super gap for our members ...

Aussie funds loyal in climate group exodus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+), the world's largest investor engagement on climate change. Last month, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee penned a letter to over 130 members questioning their involvement in what it labels a "woke ESG ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... high-quality ESG and climate risk data, backed by consultative and collaborative service teams." At the insurer, Lucchese led a team tasked with embedding ­sustainability in the organisation. "My stint in corporate sustainability, something I was indirectly ...

Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... ban, going against the recommendation last year for a complete ban according to a parliamentary inquiry on online gambling led by the late MP Peta Murphy. A total ban would place both media companies under more revenue strain. Media watchdog, the Australian ...

ASX200 boards near gender target: ACSI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... investors." Data from Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre in 2020 found that an increase of 10% or more women on ASX-listed boards led to a 4.9% increase in company market value and a 6% increase in the likelihood of outperforming peers. However, a recent ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Australia has been slapped with a whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable Plus investment ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... "trickling back" globally. In Europe, sustainable funds saw inflows of US$11.8bn, up from US$8.4bn in Q1. Fixed income also led the asset classes with inflows of US$14.2 bn compared to US$20.5 bn in the previous quarter. Some investors ditched sustainable ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... through the destabilising impacts of COVID-19 and the complex market environment in the years following the pandemic. He also led a number of significant redevelopments at our assets in line with evolving consumer preferences." QIC recently appointed ...