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Podcast: Covering the Voice campaign - with Jack Latimore

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, we're speaking with Jack Latimore. Jack is the Aboriginal affairs journalist at The Age. He is a Birpai man with family ties to Thungutti and Gumbaynggirr nations. Later this year, Australian citizens will be ...

Charter Hall sets records for sustainable office portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... our investment in this space on our funds and across individual assets, and ensure that it translates into environmental, social and financial benefit for our customers and communities." CEO of Charter Hall Office Carmel Hourigan commented: "Notably ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... supporting working with First Nations community members and support for Aboriginal rangers to protect and care for Country. Social initiatives include boosting the regions and strengthening supply chains through implementing data-based Traceability systems. ...

ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... this year, ANZ launched a new target to fund and facilitate at least $100 billion by the end of 2030 towards improving social and environmental outcomes through customer initiatives and direct investments by ANZ. Tapley is a member of FS Sustainability's ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary problem?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG solutions and corporate responsibility Jaclyn Bouchard argued that if BlackRock stops using the term, environmental, social and governance will become more integrated in the "fabric" of investments - instead of something separate. At its May AGM ...

TCorp auctions $400m sustainability bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Bond Programme provides investors with a pathway to support a combination of projects with positive environmental or social outcomes. The funding from this issuance will go towards access to National Parks, social housing maintenance ...

Climate transition not one-size-fits-all

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... communities that are vulnerable to economic decline during transition lack economic diversity, access to essential services, and social capital, the report finds. The report Making Our Way argues that local transition plans should be grassroots and community-centric ...

CPA's putting the 'S' in ESG: How does Canada compare?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
When it comes to the role of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in social governance and community impact, Australia and Canada share similar contexts and have much to learn from each other. In Canada, as in Australia, many companies now view ESG as ...

Cleaning up diversity-washing boosts business performance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Financy, creator of the Financy Women's Index, recently launched anti-DEI-washing app Impacter to help businesses self-assess, improve business outcomes, and move towards best practice on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The new cloud-based ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... researchers chose 100 companies at random from a Sina Finance ESG Rating Centre 2021 list of China's top 500 environmental, social and governance (ESG) firms to analyze their accounting practices. "What we found was that the firms engaging in ESG are ...