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Three-fold bang for the buck when investing in research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
A major independent study has found that every dollar invested in Australian research generates $3.32 in return. An independent report by ACIL Allen shows that research funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) is varied and has a range of economic ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... by 2030. As AI is integrated across entire sectors, it presents systemic risks rather than localised challenges. Few Australian organisations have implemented systematic and structured governance frameworks around AI systems and there is little concrete ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... critical national project. "This is a board of diverse perspectives, united in the NRF's purpose to invest in world-class Australian know-how to rebuild our industrial capabilities." Wilder is the founder and CEO of Pollination and has previously held ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... record and that young people and low-income Australians, as well as those without secure work, are worse affected. Australian Unity and Deakin University released the Wellbeing Index 2022 Report, which measured the subjective wellbeing of over 2000 Australian ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... scale Indigenous business, Professor Peter Yu, vice president of the First Nations portfolio at the Australian National University and Yawuru man from Broome in the Kimberley region in Northwest Australia. "We operate under an economic apartheid in this ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Government has announced a National Net Zero Authority tasked with managing the energy transition and ensuring the workers, industries and communities are supported. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen made the announcement ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... regulations to come into force by 2025 Despite efforts from government and industry groups since 2016, no Australian national PV recycling scheme has been agreed upon or industry partner identified. The Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence last year ...

The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... indicates improvements in health and community engagement, and flow-on effects of reduced health costs. More than 20 Australian businesses are currently taking part in a separate trial organised by non-profit initiative 4 Day Week Global. Tractor Ventures ...

Heavy industry could decarbonise with ambitious action: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... "strong, effective and coordinated action" between industry, finance and government, according to a new report. The Australian Industry Energy Transition Initiative (ETI) has released a third report outlining five objectives to enable heavy industry ...

CareSuper, Yarra Capital fill ESG roles

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... program, engagement program and proxy voting activities, reports sister publication Industry Moves. He joins from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, where he was manager of ESG engagement. Previous roles include senior investment analyst ...