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Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Discrimination Act, requiring companies to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Research from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) shows most directors see sexual harassment ...

Podcast: New sex harassment laws - Anna Cody

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... a material financial risk to businesses and investors, with potential spillover impacts extending beyond an individual company to jeopardise the reputation of entire industries. Fidelity International has coined the term "culture-based financial risks" ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... its 2025 commitment to reducing emissions from 18% to 12-14% on the way to net zero by 2050, with investors pressing the company to stick with its 2030 target to limit Scope 1 and 2 in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and United ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... by 2050, with 30 committing to near zero methane emissions for the first time. Woodside Energy is the only Australian company to have signed the pledge. 27 countries endorsed the UAE Hydrogen Declaration of Intent, and 52 countries signed the Global ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... controversies about the UAE's oil and gas expansion plans. COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber is also the president of UAE oil company Adnoc. Annual loss and damage in developing countries is currently estimated as greater than $400bn annually and rising. ...

Gender pay gap a key diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... bias against women in the organisation," FSI said. "It is one data point that you would use to look at the culture of a company, at the diversity at those senior levels," White said. "It's a proxy for diversity outside of the boardroom. How inclusive ...

New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... reductions targets, and current Scope 3 emissions. Under the VCMI criteria, the number of carbon credits purchased by a company must not be more than half its GHG inventory Scope 3 emissions in the claim year. Companies should reduce their reliance on ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... energy efficient data centres including Quinbrook's $2.5 billion "Supernode" data storage project in Brisbane, which the company claims is the largest in the southern hemisphere. Quinbrook develops solar energy and storage, energy efficient data centres ...

Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... none of the top performing companies ranked higher than 50% for gender equality. Overall leaders are American apparel company VF Corporation (owner of The North Face and Vans), French luxury goods corporation Kering (owner of brands like Gucci and Balenciaga) ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... is widely expected that biodiversity will become part of this stocktake if not at COP28, then in the near future. "Any company that wants to manage its risk has to understand that nature and biodiversity is coming sooner rather than later and making ...