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Untapped talent: Australia missing out on $50b in GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... an economic slowdown. The report comes out of an employer roundtable was held in June 2022 attended by the minister of social services Amanda Rishworth, Paralympian Dylan Alcott, the department of social services, AND, and employment platform and training ...

University secures $450 million sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... refinanced its bank facilities and worked with sustainability coordinator Commonwealth Bank to aligned its new loan to social and environmental KPIs including reducing Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, improving biodiversity, Indigenous cultural safety and ...

KPMG recommends gender-focused super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
KPMG has proposed superannuation reforms targeted at home carers and recipients of paid parental leave to help close the gender gap. The KPMG Towards Gender Equity in Retirement report recommended the government consider adding superannuation contributions ...

Podcast: Covering the Voice campaign - with Jack Latimore

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, we're speaking with Jack Latimore. Jack is the Aboriginal affairs journalist at The Age. He is a Birpai man with family ties to Thungutti and Gumbaynggirr nations. Later this year, Australian citizens will be ...

Charter Hall sets records for sustainable office portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... our investment in this space on our funds and across individual assets, and ensure that it translates into environmental, social and financial benefit for our customers and communities." CEO of Charter Hall Office Carmel Hourigan commented: "Notably ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... supporting working with First Nations community members and support for Aboriginal rangers to protect and care for Country. Social initiatives include boosting the regions and strengthening supply chains through implementing data-based Traceability systems. ...

ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... this year, ANZ launched a new target to fund and facilitate at least $100 billion by the end of 2030 towards improving social and environmental outcomes through customer initiatives and direct investments by ANZ. Tapley is a member of FS Sustainability's ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary problem?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG solutions and corporate responsibility Jaclyn Bouchard argued that if BlackRock stops using the term, environmental, social and governance will become more integrated in the "fabric" of investments - instead of something separate. At its May AGM ...

TCorp auctions $400m sustainability bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Bond Programme provides investors with a pathway to support a combination of projects with positive environmental or social outcomes. The funding from this issuance will go towards access to National Parks, social housing maintenance ...

Climate transition not one-size-fits-all

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... communities that are vulnerable to economic decline during transition lack economic diversity, access to essential services, and social capital, the report finds. The report Making Our Way argues that local transition plans should be grassroots and community-centric ...