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The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... for every industry in every role," Ditzell said. She was concerned that this shift may result in unequal work across different employment contracts. "One group of people who are on permanent salary get the benefits - but a growing group of people in ...

Aviva Investors creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... across the global business, including the Asia Pacific. Baig will set firm-wide ESG strategy, "bringing together the different ESG-focused teams working across Aviva Investors." "I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mirza on his new ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Sustainable bond issuance globally has surpassed US$3 trillion, yet less than 1 percent of that amount is dedicated to bonds that empower women and girls as a priority objective. With gender lens investing gaining traction as part of overall sustainable ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... that our standards are orientated around outcomes rather than restrictions around practices. In Australia, there are different operating modalities, but if you think about the outcomes - clean water, biodiversity, climate change, those things are geography-agnostic." ...

Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Registry, which uses a blockchain network to verify ESG certifications. "It's a platform for data sharing and gathering different levels of certification across sectors," McBain said. "The idea is to have a one-stop shop to get this information.... We ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Perennial Better Future Trust Emilie O'Neill. "It's not just the increasing prevalence of attacks we've seen. What is different is the media attention and the reality of what a cyber breach can actually do in a business." Perennial has developed a cybersecurity ...

The active advantage in sustainable investment: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... dispersion in ESG ratings that the agencies come up with," he said. "That is in no way to question the integrity of the different ESG agencies, it's simply a reflection of the fact that this processes look at different risk factors and that's ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... system; financial wellbeing affects all aspects of First Nations peoples' lives; and First Nations peoples "have many different versions of financial success that need to be accepted and empowered." The framework will be used to inform ASIC's work with ...

Qualitas names Fiona Reynolds to ESG advisory board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... carbon pathways," she said. "Given that I've worked internationally for 10 years, I think that means that you can bring a different perspective and knowledge. "Australia has world class banks and investment funds, a great financial system and this is ...

IFM Investors commits to US biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... IFM Investors global head of infrastructure Kyle Mangini. "We've got a fair amount of flexibility in the fund around different technologies. We started with solar assets and wind assets, but I think when you recognise that the technologies are changing ...