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MSCI launches offset rating

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The index provider rated thousands of projects for carbon sequestration, social impact and sound governance in a bid to increase confidence in carbon markets. MSCI Carbon Project Ratings evaluates the integrity and risks of carbon credit projects, with ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable finance becomes more integral to global corporate strategies. Meanwhile Amarjot Bagga, head of environmental and social impact at fin tech provider Iress and an ESG Power 50 winner, goes on parental leave. She leaves former Sims Limited sustainability ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian Private Assets fund. From 18 September, it now takes a bespoke approach to integrated of labour standards and social, environmental or ethical considerations. The asset manager clarified that it "does not employ a fixed methodology for taking ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... face issues with working conditions, wages, transport and living conditions, gendered violence, healthcare access, and social isolation. Women are particularly at risk. Reports of violence, coercive control, and sexual exploitation by female workers ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Superannuation being used for house deposits would push up home prices, undermining Australians' home ownership prospects, slash retirement savings, and come at a significant cost to the Budget, according to a Corinna Economic Advisory report by ...

DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In the war for talent, a 77-year-old institute for investment analysts turns to a much-needed solution: a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) code of conduct. This week the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute and its local member chapter ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The portfolio size of funds run by women has jumped higher this year, but the number of female-led funds in Australia lags the global average. Only 8% of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5% ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Protection Agency would have the power to make project decisions without proper oversight, risking sidelining the broader social and economic benefits of a project. On the other side, climate finance think tank InfluenceMap claims industry lobbying has ...

Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Australia recently gave employees the right to ignore their boss outside of ordinary work hours. The law is meant to protect the health and wellbeing of workers and reduce stress and overwork, allowing for better work-life balance in a time when the ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...