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Help on the way for hidden supply chain slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... according to the NSW Office of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (OASC), the independent statutory authority. However, any company with slavery in its supply chain may be implicated in modern slavery crimes itself. "When the Modern Slavery Act talks about ...

Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
To move from agenda-setting to results, a dynamic approach is key for company engagement on issues that may take years to solve, according to top sustainability specialists. The finance sector has moved through a stage of agenda-setting in climate ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Laneway Festival became the first customer. The purchase was made to offset emissions by touring festival personnel. The company conducted a footprint analysis with carbon consultancy NetNada following its 2023/34 touring festival season. The exercise ...

Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... talent in Q3 2024. Ann Austin has been promoted to global head of sustainability, investment management at Lendlease. A company loyalist, she has served the property giant for 32 years and was most recently head of sustainability for its Australian arm. ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... the key words I want to let you know," ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke assured the crowd at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Climate Governance event held in Sydney's International Convention Center (ICC) today. "Putting off [ASIC] ...

Aussie funds loyal in climate group exodus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... involvement. At the time, 44 global asset owners came out in support of CA100+, including CalPERS, CalSTRS, Nippon Life Insurance Company, Church of England Pensions Board, and New York State Common Retirement Fund. NOTE: A Breckinridge spokesperson ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... have come out in support of a delay, including the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). However, the Greens have proposed reducing the immunity period to 12 months, limiting it to loss and damage ...

CommBank exits fossil fuels as rivals fund Santos

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Net zero transition plans are increasingly being scrutinised by investors, regulators and the public as a measure of a company's commitment to climate action. Australia's largest bank has now updated its climate and fossil fuels policy to state it will ...

State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Corporation now offers Shariah-compliant global custody and fund administration services. The announcement follows the company attaining a Shariah-compliant certificate from Amanie Advisors, a Shariah advisory firm. The Islamic finance industry is set ...

Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... and Nine Entertainment from running gambling ads. Ethinvest, a financial planning group, and Future Group, the parent company of super funds including Childcare Super and Verve, are supporting the campaign, which is spearheaded by fintech trading platform ...