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Future Super promotes Kirstin Hunter to co-founder

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... and the fund's current 'Fund our Future campaign', which focuses on the $12 billion in taxpayer funds given by the Australian government to fossil fuel companies $12B in taxpayer money in 2020 "Kirstin has been integral in shaping Future Super to be ...

CEFC to oversee $300m Advancing Hydrogen Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... industry." Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The federal government has announced the change in the Australian Government Clean Energy Finance Corporation Investment Mandate Direction 2020. The Advancing Hydrogen Fund will draw on ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Earlier this week, Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs Jason Wood MP announced the Australian government will extend the deadline for entities due to lodge statements in 2020 under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 by ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... to the company's constitution to facilitate these actions. That resolution is a special resolution, required under Australian law to facilitate the filing of advisory resolutions on environmental and social issues. To change a company's constitution ...

Brokers recognised for research at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... - guide for investors, by Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Investment Management and Kate Griffiths and Ian McIlwraith, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. The Guide was an initiative of ACSI and RIAA's Human Rights Working Group. (Source: RIAA) ...

Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... their modern slavery exposures in operations and supply chain. Robin Mellon, CEO of Better Sydney and member of the Australian government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group The collaborative group, which includes Vicinity, Dexus, Mirvac and others ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... he said. "We're all linked, and we have to look through the lens more holistically." Jacki Johnson, co-chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative and advisor to IAG on climate change and sustainability noted that individual leaders and collaborative ...

GCNA awarded federal grant to provide training on modern slavery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Prevention Program. Vanessa Zimmerman, founder, Pillar Two GCNA will use the grant to build awareness and capacity of Australian businesses to respond to the Australian Modern Slavery Act's reporting requirements "with a focus on strengthening remediation ...

Modern slavery, climate risk key elements of RI activity: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... change coming into this year, I hope countries and companies won't lose too much momentum. We were one of the first Australian investors to disclose in line with TCFD, but it's an iterative approach and we'd like to take that to the next level this year." ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... watch the webcast of the AGM, register their votes before the AGM and submit questions before the AGM. In March, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced they would take no action if AGMs for companies whose financial years ...