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Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... banking services. This partnership will enable us to benefit from IBA's expertise while allowing us to concentrate on our core strengths. Consequently, Hejaz has decided not to pursue its own ADI license for retail banking." The investment will expand ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... director of Walk Free Grace Forrest. "It is woven through our clothes, lights up our electronics, and seasons our food. At its core, modern slavery is a manifestation of extreme inequality. "It is a mirror held to power, reflecting who in any given society ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... people rather than as a new standalone process, so that human workers are able to check for error and manage these concerns. Core concerns of AI use The researchers identify six core risks as relevant to most sectors: Trust and security: Concerns about ...

It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... indicating an appetite from investors to capture thematic opportunities." "The ever-expanding selection of thematic ETFs alongside core ETFs that track benchmark share and bond market indexes as well as important commodities such as gold is allowing ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
A new report has found that Australians' subjective wellbeing has fallen to the lowest score on record and that young people and low-income Australians, as well as those without secure work, are worse affected. Australian Unity and Deakin University ...

30% women a minimum for boards under new ACSI policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... notes that properly constructed boards "draw on a range of criteria, including gender, ethnicity and age, in addition to core skills and experience." With this updated policy in place from July, ACSI may recommend during the 2023 AGM season that its ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The concept of a circular economy presents both risks and rewards for investors in the transition to a sustainable, low carbon economy. At the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' annual conference in Sydney, advisory members of the Circular ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... what sits before corporate Australia. I do see challenges where organisations are focused on the message rather than the core. The core is responsibility, and that's where greater transparency across a range of stakeholders help us to understand ...

Executive directors overwhelmingly male: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... 300 boards, and three ASX 200 boards, were found to be all-male. ASX 300 boards with no women as of February 2023 included: Core Lithium Limited, Sayonara Mining Limited, Capricorn Metals Limited, 5E Advanced Materials, Argosy Minerals Limited, Incannex ...

Karoon Energy aims for net zero 2035 target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... transition to a lower carbon economy. "In 2021, we spent six to eight months doing a corporate strategic review and one of the core components was a sustainability strategy," said Jo Hynes, HSSE and sustainability manager. "We spent a lot of time researching ...