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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 ...

30% women a minimum for boards under new ACSI policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
ASX-listed companies that do not have a minimum of 30% women in board positions face votes against male director re-elections as the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) updates its voting policies for members. ACSI's new voting policy ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
At the First Nations investment markets panel at the RIAA Conference last week, investor confidence and trust were at the centre of the discussion. The session formed part of RIAA's First Nations Peoples Working Group is working to advance people's ...

Graforce and Worley to scale GHG-free hydrogen gas technology in APAC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the establishment of the $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart initiative to scale green hydrogen projects across the country. Australia is the seventh largest gas producer in the world and is expected to become an important supplier of green hydrogen for Germany. ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Timothy Lynch discussed the differences between the US and Australian context and how the anti-ESG movement took hold. Australia at present looks to be moving towards the European model in understanding that ESG is an essential part of financial impact ...

Podcast: Capturing green returns - Mamadou-Abou Sarr

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
We are joined by V-Square Quantitative Management president and chief executive officer Mamadou-Abou Sarr. Mamadou talks about how index funds can capture green opportunities, the opportunity set for Australian investors and how to define a country's ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC is updating its enforcement approach to greenwashing-type misconduct in response to a global rise in sustainability-related products and product strategies. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester this week outlined a plan for the corporate, market and ...

No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Australia has "no room for complacency" if it wants to become a renewable energy superpower, according to a new report from EY's Net Zero Centre. EY has published Seizing Australia's energy superpower opportunities, the latest report from EY's ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Divesting from companies that have direct or indirect exposures to labour exploitation could serve to exacerbate the problem rather than solving it, with the UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery urging investors to stay engaged. Speaking ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... McKenzie. "This is a missed opportunity to permanently lower people's power bills. To meet the climate challenge head on, Australia needs to urgently unlock the most affordable energy source available, renewables." Rewiring Australia co-founder and chief ...