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Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Artificial intelligence (AI) is perhaps the most transformative technology since the advent of the internet, poised to herald an unprecedented digital economic revolution. To appear at the precipice of the movement, some are employing deceptive tactics ...

Members beef up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... firm Australian Ethical. The report, From Values to Riches 2024: Charting consumer demand for responsible investing in Australia, surveys 2,003 Australians on their awareness, practices, and attitudes towards ethical and responsible investing in Australia. ...

Minorities to have bigger say under Positive Duty regime: Rio Tinto

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Discrimination Commissioner; Christine O'Reilly, non-executive director at BHP; and Kellie Parker, chief executive for Australia at Rio Tinto fronted questions at the conference about systemic workplace sexual harassment problems and the impact of ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... their firm's strategy. From 2015 to 2023the first major impact investing mandate from a major superannuation fund in Australia saw a $91M investment pool facilitating multiple social impact transactions, including affordable housing developer Nightingale ...

Execs sceptical of 2050 net zero goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... executives are more worried than ever about generating returns to scale up transition-related businesses. Interestingly, Australia and New Zealand were identified as within the top three investible regions for the energy transition - but not for Asia-Pacific ...

CBA launches green business loan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's largest lender has rolled out a new financing option for enterprises to fund sustainability projects like renewable energy, energy-efficient upgrades, climate resilience, and nature protection. The Business Green Loan supports organisations ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... consider how other jurisdictions support workers. Recent statistics from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) show women who are unable to continue working during menopause and are forced to retire around five years prematurely ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... with what they've said [to their customers]?" In a later panel discussion, Philip Chronican, chair of the National Australia Bank (NAB) and non-executive director at Woolworths, picked up the debate by posing the unintended consequence of a regulatory ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
While the country's top 30 super funds have lower stakes in Woodside and Santos, they continue to engage with the resource companies while prioritising returns for members. Compared with two years prior, the two energy giants have a larger share ...

AI poses serious governance risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... systems. Davis is a director at UTS' Human Technology Institute (HTI), which released The State of AI Governance in Australia report last May. The report surveyed over 300 ASX company directors and executives on their understanding of AI governance. ...