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Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Australia recently gave employees the right to ignore their boss outside of ordinary work hours. The law is meant to protect the health and wellbeing of workers and reduce stress and overwork, allowing for better work-life balance in a time when the ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... fiduciary duty to manage the physical, transition and systemic risks of nature. The Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), whose members manage US$29 trn urges stronger environmental laws and the establishment of an independent Environment ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... disclosure laws provide much-needed clarity and certainty and moves the world closer to global ISSB standards, said Deloitte Australia managing partner for audit and assurance Joanne Gorton. "Government and business need to continue to collaborate to ...

Green Moves: Aus Ethical, S&P, Zevero, Pangolin

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's ex investment director has a new role, as sustainability intelligence and carbon accounting firms firm up their APAC leadership. Angus Dennis, former investment director at Australian Ethical Investment, has been hired as a subject ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... instruments like shareholder proposals, to increasing pressure through negative votes," he said. However, Murphy said Australia still has a long way to go compared with the level of shareholder activism seen in the US. Many institutional investors are ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... discouraged from undertaking testing out of fear it may impact their ability to get life insurance. "This decision places Australia as a world leader in removing barriers to genetic testing by stopping the use of adverse predictive test results in life ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... understand legal, policy, market and technological barriers to clean energy rollout. Large-scale solar is vital to meeting Australia's emissions reduction targets of 48% and renewable energy target of 82% by 2030, according to the department of climate ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
A joint statement from deputy leader of the opposition Sussan Ley, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, and shadow minister for social services Michael Sukkar noted that the Coalition provided in-principal support for super on government-funded paid parental ...

Schroders quietly backpedals on carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... investments in company-issued public securities where it has discretion over security selection for Schroders funds in Australia. Schroders will classify 'Tobacco Producers' as company-issued public securities deriving over 10% revenue from tobacco production ...