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Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Forrest told FS Sustainability. "Unless it is peaceful and painless, we have to question why not. In the past, the technology may not have been available to accomplish this, but we know now that the technology is available and we're happy to make that ...

Gender pay gaps "sabotage" diversity, profits: UniSA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... sectors with the largest gender pay gaps are energy, including oil and gas drilling, but excluding mining, information technology and industrials, and the three industries with the smallest gender pay gaps are health care, financials and consumer staples. ...

Assessing animal testing as a governance issue: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... need for animal testing for cosmetic products because of the mutually beneficial outcomes. Roc-Sennett also noted that technology will increasingly play a role in further reducing the need for testing cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other products. "Animal ...

BlueScope sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... million over the next five years on near-term action on climate change. "This immediate capital allocation will fund our technology plan that seeks to optimise current operating assets and prepare for emerging and breakthrough technologies," Vassella ...

Not all oil stocks are out on ESG grounds: Pendal Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... companies will have significant free cash flow, and Pittard anticipates buybacks, dividends and investing in greener technology like wind, hydrogen and batteries "As we continue to see more pressure on companies to take action and make the transition ...

Assessing big tech's ESG risks and opportunities: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... their human rights impacts, which are therefore mismanaged. This presents an investment risk." The social impact of technology companies is far ranging, stretching to customers, suppliers and employees. Piffaut noted that Facebook has 2.8 billion users ...

Women make strides on ASX300 boards, but cultural diversity lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... board members have a PhD compared to 5% of males. And 22.1% females have an MBA, compared to 16.9% of males. Those with technology, healthcare and property experience are starting to entrench themselves at board level, and while accounting and financial ...

Infrastructure to offer opportunity for decarbonisation investment: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... the gas sector, gas is going to be a bridging fuel, but we have a lot of work to do to commercialise green hydrogen technology and then work out how we transport it," he said. "We have the next 10 years really to crack that nut, and the 2030s become ...

Carbon capture and storage questioned after Chevron result

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... has failed to meet targets to sequester carbon emissions from an LNG facility, raising questions as the role that CCS technology can play in reaching decarbonisation targets within the oil and gas industry. On Monday, Chevron, the operator of the CCS ...

Calculating the value of green transitions: UBS AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... provides the link between green CAPEX and OPEX, and emission reductions. UBS can then examine how currently available technology can be leveraged to abate carbon emissions between now and 2030, following the abatement cost curve. Given results from the ...