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Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... investing in general is now increasingly important for members of super funds. The ART YouGov survey of over 2000 Australians found that 74% of respondents want their superannuation invested sustainably, with more than a third of respondents (33%) strongly ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Ed note: article updated to reflect updated information. Two industry super funds have frozen future contracts with PwC, while others with contracts for audit or other services with the embattled management consultancy are keeping a watchful eye on ...

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 ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... First Nations self-determination is crucial to closing the health and wealth gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. It will also prove essential to solving the climate crisis, the speakers agreed. Although Indigenous Peoples comprise ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... from including ESG matters in their decision making, and curtailing freedom of information and freedom of expression. Australians "should not underestimate this as a very important issue" Reynolds said. "If US politics sneezes, we catch a cold," Lynch ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... renewable energy infrastructure and regional hubs. "A dogmatic argument against development is an argument against young Australians owning their own homes," Plibersek said. "It's not about stopping development, it's about making sure we have ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... meet the challenges of the transition head on, but also take advantage of its opportunities for the benefit of all Australians." Tim Buckley, senior energy market analyst and director of Climate Energy Finance said that the new authority would align ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... how the Voice will address this. The Voice is not just a moral but an economic issue, Langton said. First Nations Australians represent just 4% of Australia - yet about 30% of Indigenous households are living in poverty and are more than twice as likely ...

NHFIC to finance Build-to-Rent-to-Buy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... state government, developers and the community housing sector come together to deliver better housing outcomes for all Australians," NHFIC CEO Nathan Dal Bon said. Minister for Housing Julie Collins supported the announcement. "Too many women across ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... light of the global economic downturn, impact investing and/or sustainability has become more appealing to 47% of Australians. "Australia has a major role to play," she said - particularly due to our nickel deposits, and large pension schemes. Human ...