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ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... sciences sector faces significant human rights challenges in pharmaceuticals, medical device manufacturing, as well as bio-technology. These include workers' exposure to toxic materials, unfair wages, failure to obtain proper consent in clinical trials ...

Australian businesses seek positive social impact: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... business leaders are "adapting and preparing for the future and their attitudes towards societal impact, strategy, technology and talent." Proving that profit and social purpose can co-exist, over half (52%) of Australian business leaders invest in initiatives ...

Calix identifies six sustainability challenges impacting clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
Australian technology company Calix has outlined six sustainability challenges over the next decade that they are working on with clients. Andrew Oakley, general manager, strategy and commercial, Calix Calix named reducing CO2 emissions, creating energy ...

Coca Cola, WWF-Australia, farmers mark 10 years of Project Catalyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... the Department of the Environment and Energy. The partnership is designed to provide funding for farmers to trial new technology and techniques designed to reduce the use of pesticide and fertiliser per tonne of cane grown, "such as drones to map waterways ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... company sustainability, according to research from the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology. Source: Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Stewart Investors commissioned ISF to research ...

Digitalization a megatrend with risks as well as opportunities: Morphosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... consequential questions that the investors in those assets need to be thinking about." Society is "mostly complacent" about technology and its adoption, Carter said, but the adoption of new technologies is causing changes to the human species, he said. ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... least burden across all regulatory scenarios were the consumer discretionary, telecommunication services, information technology and financial sectors. MSCI said that under their analysis, the following companies were deemed most at risk across all three ...

Raiz Invest launches Facebook Messenger chatbot for customers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... afford to go out to dinner, how long will it take for me to save $5,000." Ashlee is powered by artificial intelligence technology, and offers suggestions based on historic spending and income. It is designed to provide a more personalised experience ...

Rosenberg Equities to manage $1bn ESG mandate for CalPERS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... quantitative investors, AXA IM is "committed to finding new ways to exploit market inefficiencies," using cutting edge technology/modelling to build proprietary, advanced factors, Rosenberg Equities said. "As active managers, we are always on the hook ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... source, with projects like Granville Harbour Wind Farm benefiting from a strong wind resource and ongoing wind turbine technology improvements to better harness the resource." Wind currently contributes 10% to Tasmania's renewable energy capacity, despite ...