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Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... events have helped frame these conversations - the destruction of sites that are culturally significant to Indigenous Australians at Juukan Gorge for example. "All of these factors are putting positive pressure on super funds as the fiduciaries of capital ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... "That is, we give everybody the right to raise this issue." O'Sullivan also raised reconciliation with Indigenous Australians as another key board concern. "I think reconciliation is a big deal," he said. "I think subconsciously, you think about it in ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... to the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) would enhance outcomes for Indigenous Australians as well as stronger long-term returns for super fund members. Human rights experts tell FS Sustainability that integrating ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... with researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), the Gumatj Corporation, the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA), Aboriginal land management organisations, Northern Territory government bodies and other Aboriginal workforce ...

Workplace diversity a driver of innovation: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... organisation. Address biases in recruitment and retention that may be preventing women, people with a disability, Indigenous Australians, mature-age workers, people from culturally diverse backgrounds or same sex-attracted people from joining or staying ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... recordable injury frequency rate by 7.5% during the 2014/2015 financial year and increased its hiring of Indigenous Australians, per its Reconciliation Action Plan. "Certainly, safety continues to be the focus of Wesfarmers Group," Chaney said. "We have ...

HESTA creates first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... interesting exercise for us with our own HESTA staff. I do think there are issues around retirement outcomes for indigenous Australians, and I think that as super funds, we have a loud voice if we stand together and speak about those issues, and we can ...

Westpac commits to recruiting 400 Indigenous university interns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... an initiative linked to the banking group's commitment to creating "meaningful career opportunities" for Indigenous Australians, as outlined in its 2014-2017 Reconciliation Action Plan. The bank is a foundation partner of CareerTrackers since 2011, and ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... gas project cite in Queensland's Surat Basin. The contract is expected to create 80 permanent jobs for Indigenous Australians, SVA said. "There were a number of things that drew us to Iman Operations," said Mark Peacock, associate director, impact investing ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... reconciliation, if you're going to have the upside, you have to be accountable. Self-regulation isn't far enough for Indigenous Australians."