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ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... in terms of driving ISPT forward, ensuring we continue delivering for investors and ultimately, the 50%+ of working Australians who have their retirement savings invested in property through us. "We believe the world class talent, collaborative spirit ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... reactive and the focus needs to be on prevention. This comes as a new report released this morning finds six in ten Australians say they have no idea the number of people in modern slavery in NSW is so high, and more than 40% incorrectly believe it is ...

Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... investing in general is now increasingly important for members of super funds. The ART YouGov survey of over 2000 Australians found that 74% of respondents want their superannuation invested sustainably, with more than a third of respondents (33%) strongly ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Ed note: article updated to reflect updated information. Two industry super funds have frozen future contracts with PwC, while others with contracts for audit or other services with the embattled management consultancy are keeping a watchful eye on ...

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 ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... First Nations self-determination is crucial to closing the health and wealth gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. It will also prove essential to solving the climate crisis, the speakers agreed. Although Indigenous Peoples comprise ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... from including ESG matters in their decision making, and curtailing freedom of information and freedom of expression. Australians "should not underestimate this as a very important issue" Reynolds said. "If US politics sneezes, we catch a cold," Lynch ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... renewable energy infrastructure and regional hubs. "A dogmatic argument against development is an argument against young Australians owning their own homes," Plibersek said. "It's not about stopping development, it's about making sure we have ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... meet the challenges of the transition head on, but also take advantage of its opportunities for the benefit of all Australians." Tim Buckley, senior energy market analyst and director of Climate Energy Finance said that the new authority would align ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... how the Voice will address this. The Voice is not just a moral but an economic issue, Langton said. First Nations Australians represent just 4% of Australia - yet about 30% of Indigenous households are living in poverty and are more than twice as likely ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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