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Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Juukan Gorge controversy added fuel to this concern: the mining company Rio Tinto that blew up a 46,000-year-old sacred indigenous site had been voted top mining company in corporate human rights for the two preceding years. The DOL has also cited as ...

Wesfarmers director to retire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability-linked loan which will link social and environmental outcomes to the cost of finance. The social metrics aim to increase Indigenous employment levels across the Wesfarmers Group's Australian workforce through achieving proportional ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Chief executive of Rio Tinto, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, will step down following pressure from investors and indigenous leaders over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in May. Rio Tinto said the decision was made following the board review of the company's ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
HESTA will directly engage with 14 mining and energy companies on working with Indigenous communities, with a focus on understanding how companies manage risks associated with Indigenous heritage protection. In the wake of the destruction of the Juukan ...

ACCR files resolutions with BHP, AGL for AGM votes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... that this is something BHP wants to go to a vote, but you never know. Ultimately, we're trying to create the space for Indigenous groups to air their concerns with the company, in an environment that they don't normally have access to." ACCR has filed ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
A new research project led by Developing East Arnhem Limited (DEAL) is investigating potential commercial Indigenous forestry and support traditional owners to "facilitate a sustainable forest-based livelihood." Workers at the Gumatj Aboriginal Corporation ...

The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... with coronavirus and its potential impacts on the push to decarbonise the global economy, a focus on water scarcity, Indigenous issues and gender equality a key point of discussion, but the full story. In the scenario of the transition to more reliance ...

Commonwealth Bank provides sustainability-linked finance to Wesfarmers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... transforms an existing Wesfarmers facility by "incentivising better social outcomes, through a commitment to increase Indigenous employment opportunities, and enhanced environmental outcomes, through reduced carbon emission intensity," CBA said. CBA's ...

CEFC, Ironstone Capital create Warada Capital, specialist joint venture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... leading the company to complete construction ahead of schedule and significantly ahead of budget, CEFC said. Warada is an indigenous word for Waratah, an iconic Australian flower known for its adaptability. The CEFC has a 50% equity stake in Warada Capital ...

Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... very diverse group - climate change is the common factor, but they might have come to it because of refugee issues, indigenous land rights issues, or from social inequality considerations. So for us, getting to know our members determines where we're ...