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Net zero, energy transition key election items: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... achieve a net-zero economy, the thinktank said the government must create a national Net Zero Plan and maintain the 2030 target while also setting the 2035 target at 65-75% below 2005 levels. "The government is developing plans intended to provide a ...

IFM, partners get $250m injection for renewable fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
IFM Investors, Ampol and GrainCorp have the federal government's commitment of $250 million to low carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) from the $1.7 billion Future Made in Australia Fund. In July last year, IFM, Ampol and GrainCorp signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

Advertisers to adhere to new Environmental Claims Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... key rules, the following of which is to be assessed from the perspective of "the average and reasonable consumer of the target audience" to align to Australian Consumer Law. The first is that all environmental claims should be truthful and factual; the ...

SSGA abandons gender diversity targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has ditched its gender diversity efforts eight years after it championed the Fearless Girl campaign, which pushed for the representation of women in senior leadership positions. SSGA previously pushed for listed companies ...

Board directors targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The boards of superannuation trustees, insurers, and banks are on notice, with APRA proposing changes to "strengthen and streamline" governance requirements. The regulator has released eight proposals in what marks the first "significant update" of ...

More employers act on gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... year, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) says, as one in five (21%) report an average gender pay gap in the target range of -5% and +5%. The second publication of the national gender pay gap, which analysed 7800 employers and 1700 corporate ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Sustainability previously reported that BlackRock watered down its proxy voting guidelines for 2025, ditching its 30% gender balance target in favour of a request for companies to simply explain how diversity fits into their board composition strateg ...

Carbon Market Report shows positive momentum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) shows that Australia's carbon market, coupled with the reformed Safeguard Mechanism, are assisting businesses to make strong contributions toward Australia achieving its ...

Green moves: Re-Vi, Aware Super, Insignia Financial

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Re-Vi Group has a new chief executive, while VFMC loses a sustainability specialist and Aware Super hires an AI expert. Australian climate tech and biochar company Re-Vi Group has appointed Radha Kuppalli as chief executive. Kuppalli joins from New ...

Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... have benefitted from US trade tariffs. The firm's Balanced and High Growth superannuation options have outperformed their target returns by 3% and 4% respectfully in the three months to the end of January.