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Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Australian businesses and financiers face significant challenges in reporting on sustainability - a technical skill that is essential to meet climate targets and ensure a smooth and effective transition to net zero. Both government and high education ...

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... in decades, according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) senior economists. The economists pointed out that Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data from February revealed a significant decline in building approvals to an annualised rate of ...

DEI winner takes home top prize

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... our judges couldn't look past it. "It's fantastic to see so many organisations - both big and small - from across the Australian economy be recognised as true champions of sustainability and social impact. "Banksia is delighted to recognise the positive ...

Australian Ethical lead returns to CoreData

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... a decade. Angus Dennis has moved back to CoreData to lead responsible investment and ESG, after a two-year stint at Australian Ethical Investment. Dennis led CoreData's self-managed super fund research initiatives back in 2013. He joins CEO Andrew ...

Philanthropic donations under scrutiny

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Voice to Parliament was defeated 60-40 in October 2023. Any donation over $15,200 in a referendum must be declared to Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). Some companies that made the list have policies that ban political donations. The Yes campaign ...

Flawed carbon credits add to business risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... satellite imagery data that informs Australia's national greenhouse accounts, analysed by researchers from the Australian National University, data analytics firm Haizea Analytics Pty Ltd, the University of New South Wales, and the University of ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... also get an Energy Industry Jobs Plan. Investors welcome to move, warning a vacuum of authority causes project delays. Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) CEO Louise Davidson said the net zero transition is "the most significant transformation ...

Impact investing drops down the list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... for Millennials, 11%; and for Gen X, 9%. Baby Boomers remained the same. Healthcare was the top impact concern for Australian investors in 2023 at 33%, followed by the environment at 26% and education at 12%. A third of Aussies (35%) cited economic conditions ...

Indigenous communities reunited with $25m in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The total superannuation found by First Nations Foundation on behalf of Indigenous Australians now comes in at $25.2 million. In 2023, the foundation reconnected First Nations people with $1.2 million, bolstering the total found. The superannuation ...

Directors welcome new climate reporting regime

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... as an attractive destination for international capital and incentivise investment in the energy transformation. The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) welcomed the development. Managing director and CEO Mark Rigotti said the rules will ...