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High levels of trust, empathy in hybrid work: Citrix

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... nearly an equal number of business leaders trust their employees in hybrid work arrangements, according to a new report. Technology and cloud-based provider Citrix published its Work Rebalanced Report, a global report with Australian participation. The ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... set of new skills on the board at AGL. "Obviously, understanding of the potential of the energy transition and of the technology needed both in front of and behind the meter," Kater said. "The coming closure of power plants will bring additional risks ...

Rising costs of carbon credit to impact offsetting strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... announced plans and commitments through to a "nature-enabled, net zero" scenario with a 1.5 degree ambition and high technology costs and a strong preference for nature-based carbon removal credits. "We look at what may be in the future, and we've ...

More women on boards, but cultural diversity stagnating: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... towards increasing independence across all ASX 300 businesses - 20.1% of directors are regarded as non-independent. Technology expertise continues to grow in importance, the survey found, with 7.1% of board members having experience with technology ...

Moving to cloud brings financial and sustainability dividend: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Increasing use of cloud-based technology and services can yield not only technology gains, but also assist Australian companies in reducing carbon emissions, according to research from Deloitte. In a recent report, Deloitte noted that cloud-based technologies ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... recycling and waste reduction. "We believe businesses that continue to innovate and invest in solutions and enabling technology to present the best growth opportunity and potential to deliver positive impact towards our transition to a net zero world," ...

BNP Paribas AM launches sustainable Asia fixed income strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... 20% of their revenue from activities that are directly contributing to sustainable Asian cities, such as smart grid technology products, or are enablers of them, such as real estate developers. "Our actively-managed thematic approach enables us to build ...

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... and exclude the stock from the portfolio, or replace one company with another. "An individual adviser can utilise the technology to deliver personal screening requirement without having to manipulate the portfolio itself, and the power of the technology ...

Strong growth in cleantech VC investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney, New South Wales and the CSIRO, Uniseed provides seed funding for early-stage research and technology developed by its five partners. The investment opportunities in the VC space extend to technology designed to enhance ...

Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... prioritising sustainability, but are "fed up" with lack of progress towards environmental and social goals and are looking to technology to assist in the digital transformation to achieve those goals, according to recent research. A new study, No Planet ...