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Alliance formed to demand polluters pay their 'fair share'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Conservation Council of NSW, Queensland Conservation Council, Environment Victoria, Friends of the Earth Australia, Human Rights Law Centre, Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland, Lighter Footprints, Nillumbik Climate Action Team, Peoples Climate ...

IFM Investors launches modern slavery framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... data. Tools like KnowTheChain's sector-specific benchmarks and the World Benchmarking Alliance's Corporate Human Rights Benchmark offer valuable reference points, while emerging technology solutions including AI and blockchain applications promise ...

Pendal, Regnan funds expand controversial weapons exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Health Organisation, it is harmful to humans by all means of exposure and can burn all the way through to the skin. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have both claimed Israeli forces have used white phosphorous weapons in Gaza and along Lebanon's ...

BlackRock, Vanguard bankroll 'genocide', illegal occupation: UN

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... report, From economy of occupation to economy of genocide, mentions nearly 50 global companies that are "implicated in human rights violations and international crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory [oPt]". They include Microsoft, Alphabet and ...

Green moves: Greenpeace, IGCC, Mirvac, PRI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... president of asset stewardship at State Street Global Advisers, where he will focus on social issues. At PRI, he managed human rights and governance programs covering decent work, diversity, equity and inclusion, and responsible political engagement. ...

Mind the reporting gap: ASX companies urged to improve

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... are material weaknesses in how corporate Australia assesses and reports on social impact, with critical areas like human rights largely unmeasured. It found only 55% of social indicators are reported on by ASX100 companies, based on 22 out of 40 key ...

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... Office (ATO). It also included data on the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Clean Energy Regulator, Australian Human Rights Commission, "Releasing public sector gender pay gaps for the first time today places a spotlight on these employers, like ...

Green moves: Chief Executive Women, Hearts & Minds, Rabobank

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... internal working groups, including chair of the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative for Real Assets (UK), chair of the Human Rights Working Group at the PRI and as a foundation advisor on the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. Before joining IFM, Newton ...

Green moves: Alphinity, Australian Ethical, Climate Change Authority

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... of the Challenger Group. Toohill's advisory work encompasses climate action, net-zero transition, natural capital, human rights, and social impact. She advises businesses and governments on issues such as climate change, nature conservation, anti-slavery ...

Trump presidency pushes Aussies to ethical super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... climate change. Seventy-six percent want to ensure their money isn't invested in anything that inhibits or violates human rights, either directly or indirectly, and 66% wish to avoid investments that contribute to animal cruelty and 54% want to avoid ...