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Green Moves: S&P, SBTi, Macquarie, Anti-Slavery Commissioner

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... financing to Nadara, one of Europe's largest renewable independent power producers. Lisa Annese became CEO of Chief Executive Women (CEW) after leaving the Diversity Council of Australia after a decade at the helm. "I am so proud of everything that we ...

Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... rising exponentially in our community. No one wants this to be their story," she said. Men are nearly 60% more likely than women to be permanently disabled due to mental health conditions, a disparity the report suggests may be linked to behavioral differences ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... energy powered and reducing total carbon emissions by 35% in 2022/23. Placemaking Award - Bridge Housing's Glebe Aboriginal Women's Housing Project Bridge Housing's Glebe Aboriginal Women's Housing Project was celebrated for delivering 20 sustainable ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... practices. The ETF will also exclude companies based on evidence of human rights violations, as well as where there are no women on the company's board of directors. It also applies a partial exposure limit (33% of total gross revenue) to the production ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Israel war on Gaza, now in its second year, has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are children and women. International medical journal the Lancet analysed this as a massive undercount, predicting the death toll was as high as ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Wallwork. Based in Sydney, Tang has a notable background including at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), Women in Economics Network, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), NSW Circular the NSW Environment Protection Authority ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... working conditions, wages, transport and living conditions, gendered violence, healthcare access, and social isolation. Women are particularly at risk. Reports of violence, coercive control, and sexual exploitation by female workers in the Pacific Australia ...

Parental leave super narrows gender savings gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Australians in their retirement." "Having a baby shouldn't cost you a secure and dignified retirement. For too many parents, women particularly, taking time off work to care for children not only impacts their earnings but also their superannuation ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The portfolio size of funds run by women has jumped higher this year, but the number of female-led funds in Australia lags the global average. Only 8% of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5% ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... on nature. Gender equality HESTA will monitor gender pay gaps and asking companies to set public targets of at least 40% women across the entire workforce. Five years ago, HESTA was voting against the appointment of all-male boards. Now just 30 female ...