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Victoria looks to enshrine work from home rights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... employees to work from home but refuse to include a right to in their agreements. "This should be a wake-up call to Australian banks including the National Australia Bank whose chief executive Andrew Irvine has moved to increase office attendance without ...

Octopus awarded $1bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... and battery storage projects. "This partnership marks a transformational moment for both our business and the broader Australian energy landscape," Octopus chief executive Sam Reynolds said. "To be chosen as the local partner by a global investor of ...

HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... coincided with the super payments on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave, which HESTA said helped address the fact that Australian mums have missed out on well over $3 billion in super savings at retirement. While welcoming the early impact of the reforms ...

Australia has 'incredible opportunity' to lead in clean energy: UN

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Reporting Community of Practice (SRCoP) has launched, designed to fast-track Australian business leadership on climate and sustainability reporting. This comes as Australia positions itself to co-host the 31st UN Climate Change Conference ...

IFM Investors launches modern slavery framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... is "often hidden in opaque supply chains, informal labour structures and complex webs of subcontracting." Citing the Australian Institute of Criminology, one in every five people experience modern slavery in Australia, highlighting the scale of the detection ...

Orbis Investments recruits top marketing executive

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... marketing roles with SuperConcepts, AMP and Perpetual. "Sarah's appointment demonstrates our commitment to helping Australian investors understand the unique role Orbis can play in a portfolio, especially those seeking genuine diversification. We ...

Former fund investment chief joins JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Diversity Council and holds roles with Women in Super, International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). She joined JANA on July 14.

Podcast: Navigating climate transition

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... the critical role of company directors in climate transition planning with Christian Gergis, head of policy at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The discussion covers the evolution of climate issues in boardrooms, the importance of ...

Community housing providers improve ESG standing

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, according to the national peak body representing providers. Australian Community Housing's ESG Reporting Standard shows that reporting quality has improved markedly, with 29 of 41 criteria now receiving ...

Climate reporting brings skilled workers to the fore

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... labour productivity. Despite this, and alongside mandatory climate reporting laws taking effect this year, 43% of large Australian businesses admit they lack the necessary skills and knowledge to adapt. As such, demand for 'green skills' is accelerating. ...