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Return to office will harm careers, businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Return to office mandates will have a detrimental impact on companies' ability to retain and attract talent, with a specialist recruiter saying the career aspirations of women and Gen Z will also be heavily impacted. An in-depth review by Parity Consulting ...

IFM Investors launches modern slavery framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... technical metrics, modern slavery often thrives in the hidden corners of supply chains where oversight is weakest, governance structures are fragmented, and accountability often dissipates across layers of subcontracting," IFM said. The framework maps ...

Former fund investment chief joins JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... base of the group in the NFP sector. In this role, Trusler will be responsible for overseeing investment strategy, governance, and general investment advice for clients. With more than 20 years industry experience under her belt, Trusler has held senior ...

Community housing providers improve ESG standing

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Community housing organisations have substantially improved their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, according to the national peak body representing providers. Australian Community Housing's ESG Reporting Standard shows that reporting ...

Climate reporting brings skilled workers to the fore

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Local businesses are not yet fully equipped to comply with mandatory climate reporting but they want to be, with research suggesting managers with green skills could earn up to 13% more. Surveying some 436 businesses across Australia, RMIT's Towards ...

Australian Ethical puts Macquarie on notice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment is calling on Macquarie Group to step-up its disclosure on climate-related financial risk to shareholders. Australian Ethical said despite Macquarie's public commitments to support an orderly net zero transition by 2050 ...

Gender diversity, overboarding top of mind for instos: Georgeson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The lack of gender diversity, independence and 'overboarding,' are some of the top reasons why institutional investors voted against directors, according to Georgeson, after analysing trends in the latest mini-AGM season. Analysing the AGM season between ...

Green moves: Perpetual, Accounting for Nature

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... experience strengthens the board's skills in key areas, including global sustainability policy, climate finance, governance, and fundraising. Bremner's career includes serving as chief strategy officer at Impax Asset Management, where she led ...

Ascalon snaps up consulting talent

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Zenith Investment Partners as an associate. At Ascalon, Boyle will lead innovation in portfolio design and investment governance, bringing a pragmatic, adviser-led perspective to scalable, outcomes-focused investment frameworks. Boyle brings 20 years' ...

ESG-informed investing does not lead to positive sustainability: Scientific Beta

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
New research highlights that rigorous frameworks are necessary for evaluating environment, social, and governance (ESG) investment potential, while adding that not all ESG-informed investments will translate into a positive sustainable outcome. The ...