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It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Hannon said. Other industries in this phase included cybersecurity, water, fintech, e-commerce, health, data centres, education, cloud commuting, and millennial consumers. Renewables Renewables are growing at a rapid speed, Hannon said, as the cost of ...

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... living, health and wellbeing and empowering people, including investments in health tech, climate tech, mental health, education and sustainability. Giant Leap II has already invested in several startups including More Good Days (psychology based pain ...

Assessing the risks of psychosocial safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... for employees to speak up, and when they do, the company needs to take action. Building a culture of trust begins with education and creating a clearly defined complaints process with appropriate confidentiality and transparency, Retallack said, so that ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... wellbeing is having comfort that the services I and those close to me need, are accessible and affordable - be they education, childcare, health, disability, and aged care," Kerr said. "While government will continue to have a vital role in financing ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... managing director of First Nations Capital Ltd. Orange is the colour of reconciliation. To achieve this, fundamental education is needed for investors and investor mechanisms to overcome a widespread lack of trust. "One of the intangible hurdles of enabling ...

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... we will only see the ACCC crack down on greenwashing and can expect to see them undertake enforcement, compliance and education activities, and in more extreme cases, a targeted assessment and enforcement approach." The ISSB is expected to finalise two ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Mike Wilkins, chair of QBE and Medibank and non-executive director of Scentre Group; said they would support internal education within their companies to support the Voice as a first step. "Achieving policy change is hard work and nothing will be achieved ...

Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... that the role of a future commissioner might have a range of responsibilities, from raising awareness and providing education right through to someone who provides quality control around reporting and enhanced regulation that may come. More than half ...

Women-led founders, climate tech grow VC impact sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... and wellbeing, while only 12% of deals fell into the category of empowering people -- a criteria encompassing care and education. The report also estimates that Australia may be punching above its weight in terms of the amount of capital that impact ...

Platforms up the ante on ESG products, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... third of investor are asking these questions, so the platforms are just responding to that and they themselves want more education material around what it all is, how it works, what the options are and what they can do to build that into the clients ...