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Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... ASX200 - should find this helps with integrating TNFD into their reporting mechanisms. "I would say the entire Australian economy should be on notice that this is coming." Further guidance on sectors and biomes will be released in the coming months. ...

The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... skilled workers and permanent full-time employees in a time when approximately 250,000 Australians are part of the gig economy and over 30% of the workforce are in the trades. A Senate committee inquiry recently recommended a national trial of the four-day ...

Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... determined that the new Origin Energy Markets will lead the way in all respects at this critical moment for the Australian economy." FS Sustainability spoke with a number of experts about risks, opportunities and challenges to this bid when it was first ...

Apostle Funds Management launches carbon credit fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... where a barrel of oil is a barrel of oil, a tonne of carbon is a tonne of carbon, regardless of the size and scale of the economy under the scheme," noted Apostle's partner, global carbon markets Luke Donovan. The Apostle Carbon Credit Fund benchmark ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... provide products and services that disproportionally serve women and support their wellbeing and participation in the economy. ANZ is seeing demand for gender-focused investments in categories beyond bonds, Ng said. "The other question that has come ...

Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... and sustainability performance. This is the first green bond issued by an Australian company that is linked to circular economy, linked to Brambles' leading position in that area. The €500 million green bond follows the five-year US$1.35 billion sustainability-linked ...

Embedding mental health wellbeing into company culture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... statistics. batyr also cited a Productivity Commission report calculating that mental illness is costing the Australian economy an estimated $70 billion per year, with a further $150 billion per year of associated costs of disability and premature death ...

Podcast: Greening corporate finance - Alison Chan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... 2021 and is responsible for developing sustainable finance strategies to support the global transition to a low carbon economy. Chan previously worked at National Australia Bank where she was director, sustainable finance, as a senior advisor to the ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... which will impact returns - demographics, government policy, technology advancements and the transition to a low carbon economy. "For years now, we have viewed climate risk as an investment risk," he said. "That's still the case. Anyone can see the impact ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... aviation and shipping. Molho joins from Aldersgate Group, where he was executive director. Aldersgate Group is a cross-economy membership organisation focused on accelerating the UK's transition towards a competitive, resource efficient and net zero ...