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RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor to exit after 10 years

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... professional network at the end of this year. O'Connor took the position in February 2013, leaving environmental non-profit the Australian Conservation Foundation and public interest economic consultancy Economists at Large. O'Connor cited personal ...

Amid economic uncertainty, "overlooked" co-ops and mutuals thrive

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... top CME in FY2021-2022 at $6.23 billion - a significant increase on the $3.99 billion recorded in fiscal 2021 and a net profit of $497.7 million. HCF at $3.52 billion, Capricorn Society at $2.93 billion, and RACQ at $2.05 billion, were also listed as ...

Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosures, covering 16% of global emissions. Over 91% of FTSE 100 and 80% of the S&P 500 companies are now included. The non-profit found only 60% of disclosing companies have emissions reduction targets, and only 81 companies disclosed a credible ...

ASX C-Suite notch up double-digit salary increases: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... collaboration with McGuirk Management Consultants. The report surveyed 1167 boards from across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, including 226 listed companies. The high double-digit average base salary increases are an indication of a ...

Podcast: Is stewardship a sword or a shield for investors - Pablo Berrutti

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable investing, what is stewardship and how his passion for sustainable investing led him to found Altiorem, a not-for-profit library and resource centre for sustainable finance research. Berrutti has previously spoken to FS Sustainability about ...

CBA invests in native seed merchant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Service Pty Ltd (Nindethana). The deal sees CBA enter into a strategic partnership with Greening Australia Ltd, a not-for-profit environmental enterprise and majority shareholder of Nindethana. As part of this partnership, CBA and Greening Australia ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Asset managers have argued in favour of engagement rather than divestment - but a new report from non-profit financial think tank Planet Tracker has found that even sustainability funds at the largest asset managers are consistently voting against biodiversity ...

Greening Australia names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... it alone." Greening Australia cited Campbell's "significant experience in strategic leadership spanning the not-for-profit, private and public sectors, and a lifelong passion for conservation and sustainability" in announcing her appointment. She ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... back on the idea that ESG is anti-workers. "We got here because we pushed planetary boundaries and exploited people for profit," Reynolds said. ESG is about avoiding long-term risk and capitalising on long-term investments into the clean economy, rather ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... level by 2025 that will help enforce product stewardship for PV waste. There's also a big opportunity for investors to profit by helping unlock the value of circularity - reducing emissions by up to 9.3 billion tonnes and unlocking US$4.5 trillion to ...