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As water rises, insurer swims against tide

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... far, the insurer says the strategy is working. Past credits have already been used by customers to pay for upgrades to protect their assets against natural disaster, following FM recommendations. "The FM resilience credit highlights the essential role ...

Broader job pain finally hits ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
With the news a major carbon firm will lay off a quarter of its staff, a sector many thought to be immune is finally feeling the pinch. The wave of corporate restructuring, which has already hit giants like HSBC, Meta, PwC, Tesla, Google, Microsoft ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is strengthening its position as the region's sustainable investor network. UN PRI Oceania head Kar Mei Tang has been appointed co-chair of the International Women's Development Agency ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Insignia Financial is set to pilot a four-day work week, a win for employees in recent Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) and Insignia Financial have capped months of bargaining, with 68% of employees voting in favour ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) reveals sluggish progress on sustainable finance, even as scientists warn the Earth has passed seven of nine thresholds critical to sustaining life. ASFI's fourth annual Progress Tracker shows negligible ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Concerns regarding potential delays in clean energy project approvals and the impact on sector investment by Nature Positive laws are the result of lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... growth. They pay attention to capital markets so now is the time for investors to join this call for the policies that will protect their economies."

Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Australia recently gave employees the right to ignore their boss outside of ordinary work hours. The law is meant to protect the health and wellbeing of workers and reduce stress and overwork, allowing for better work-life balance in a time when the ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Investors are grappling with inadequate frameworks as nature rises to the top of the agenda for material financial risks, say investor groups. The Senate Inquiry into the Government's Nature Positive Bills has recommended amending legislation to ...