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BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Three years on from its launch, the BNP Paribas EARTH Trust is to be wound up. Investors have been notified of the fund's termination, which is scheduled to be completed by November 22. As responsible entity, Equity Trustees said the decision to ...

Modern slavery: Time for more action

MANS CARLSSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
There is little evidence that Australia's Modern Slavery Act 2018 (MSA) has helped reduce the prevalence of modern slavery. The MSA was the first national legislation in the world to define modern slavery. The Act defines modern slavery as eight types ...

Asset owners embrace sustainable investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds are increasingly worried about climate change's impact on their investments. Asset owners are more confident in data, feel less hindered by regulation, and more concerned over the impact of climate ...

Titans promise 24/7 clean energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Google, Microsoft, and AstraZeneca are among a list of major multinationals that have promised they will use carbon-free power every hour of every day and feed that power back to the grid. The Climate Group 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact was launched ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) reveals sluggish progress on sustainable finance, even as scientists warn the Earth has passed seven of nine thresholds critical to sustaining life. ASFI's fourth annual Progress Tracker shows negligible ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Investors in rural industries may face reputational and legal risk, as a new report warns 16,400 people are trapped in modern slavery in NSW. Agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional areas, as well as labour hire companies ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Concerns regarding potential delays in clean energy project approvals and the impact on sector investment by Nature Positive laws are the result of lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over ...

Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Australia recently gave employees the right to ignore their boss outside of ordinary work hours. The law is meant to protect the health and wellbeing of workers and reduce stress and overwork, allowing for better work-life balance in a time when the ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...