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Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... enhance focus on remedies and remediation of instances of modern slavery, according to experts. Last week, the Australian government tabled a sweeping review of Australia's Modern Slavery Act with 30 key recommendations, including the introduction ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Strong engagement is crucial to solving the climate crisis, with Aviva Investors identifying nearly 400 instances where their active ownership helped drive positive changes in corporate behaviour. Aviva Investors has released its Responsible Investment ...

Greening Australia names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... significant change including dissolving its federation structure and transitioning from an organisation reliant on government funding to an environmental enterprise.

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... requirements in Part 2 of the Modern Slavery Act." The review included an extensive public consultation involving over 280 government and non-government organisations, including from business, civil society and academia. 136 written submissions were ...

Aussie start up secures Japanese investor for seaweed production

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... to feed. Methane from livestock is one of largest sources of GHG emissions in Australia, and last year the Albanese Government joined the global pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030. The Australian seaweed industry market could be valued at ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and macroeconomic implications, including influencing consumer price inflation, impacting central bank policies and government actions and affecting overall economic activity. 29% of the global population lives under moderate or severe food insecurity ...

Assessing the risks of psychosocial safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... workload, and organisation, are interrelated and share a lot of variance with each other. According to the Australian government's People at Work, 48% of employees believe workplaces are mentally unhealthy. Mental health concerns have increased from ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... planet." Esther Kerr, CEO of Wealth and Capital Markets at Australian Unity said the mutual company welcomes the Federal Government's commitment to implementing a wellbeing index alongside traditional economic measures. "While wellbeing is realised by ...

Graforce and Worley to scale GHG-free hydrogen gas technology in APAC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... provide engineering and project delivery services for plasmalysis plants customers in APAC. This comes as the Australian Government recently announced the establishment of the $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart initiative to scale green hydrogen projects ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Industry leaders have delivered a stark warning to Australian companies and government to ensure that workers are not left behind in a just transition to net zero - or risk the kind of political polarisation and populism that has given rise to the "anti-woke" ...