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Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... choices by food manufacturers and processors. Additionally, policy shifts in developed markets, such as increased transparency around nutrition claims and funding for medically tailored food, are supporting the trend towards healthier options. Start-ups ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... communities, such as financials, healthcare, and consumer services. "The biggest challenge is around the quality and transparency of data," Cairns said. "The outputs of AI are only as good as the data that's fed in. AI also needs to be trained and maintained. ...

Assessing the risks of psychosocial safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... trust begins with education and creating a clearly defined complaints process with appropriate confidentiality and transparency, Retallack said, so that employees can be assured that "safety will be provided along the way and they will not be victimised". ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... plan for the corporate, market and financial services regulator to proactively supervise and enforce governance, transparency and disclosure standards in relation to sustainable finance-related products and services. This follows the government proposal ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... across Government, industry and civil society, to support compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2018, to improve transparency in supply chains and help fight modern slavery in Australia and abroad," the budget said. In his speech to Parliament, Chalmers ...

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... says the absence of a mandatory global sustainability framework often results in ESG reporting practices lacking transparency and reliability in a time where greenwashing now a key area of concern for companies, regulators, investors and consumers alike. ...

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... product labelling, themes that are tightly correlated with concerns over greenwashing and calls for greater clarity and transparency from sustainable financial products. "These discussions are a healthy part of an industry maturing, but with that come ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... welcomed, with fixed income managers pointing to increased Australian dollar-denominated green bond supply and enhanced transparency as positive future developments. Last week, the government announced the program, saying it would enable "investors to ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... supply chain. In the UK, a recently concluded review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 made recommendations to strengthen transparency in the supply chain. In Australia, the Modern Slavery Act that came into effect this year compels companies turning over ...

140 years to gender parity in finance: OMFIF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... programmes, or policies to ensure equal pay. The report calls for more transparent hiring processes, diversity data transparency, and mentorship programmes to overcome the barriers of the "childcare tax" and cultural biases. The "childcare tax" refers ...