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Bennelong refreshes board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... a non-executive director, bringing over 25 years of experience in alternative investments, hospitality, real estate and media sectors in Australia, Europe and the Middle East. Bennelong chief executive John Burke unveiled the refreshed board as he paid ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
BlackRock dismisses allegations it increased spending in agribusiness and ignored known harm in its active and index funds. The complaint follows legal precedent that financial institutions are responsible for acting on human rights and environmental ...

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Carbon emissions from listed equities may have reached a turning point, according to new findings made using advanced artificial intelligence to fill disclosure gaps. Financed emissions data and climate risk analyst Emmi looked at 45,000 public companies ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... underscores how vulnerable they are to droughts and extreme heat, which are increasing with global warming," he said in a media statement. On the upside, more than 22 countries have posted a decline in their carbon emissions, including Australia, which ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... that six in 10 Australians are in favour of using nuclear power as a source of electricity. A separate survey by Essential Media and commissioned by energy retailer ZEN found that 27% of Australians think renewable technology isn't advanced enough ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investors coming into Australia, Minister Bowen said, "Great, you're investing. Now triple it." FS Sustainability is a media partner of the IGCC Summit held on November 7-8 at the Sofitel Melbourne.

Super fund fees exploit Australians' low financial literacy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... disclosure documents or a fund's MySuper dashboard, but when it comes to how fees are presented on websites, social media and in advertising, there is no consistency. It's confusing, unclear, and impossible to compare," Shrimski said. "By keeping ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Seven ASX300 companies were hit with shareholder backlash over their executive remuneration schemes in the first half of the year, with more 'strikes' likely as the AGM season continues. Global proxy solicitor Georgeson, which analysed shareholder ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... work of Market Forces. SIX is currently also organising several other shareholder activism campaigns, including pressuring media giants Nine, Seven, and News Corp to drop gambling ads.

Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Ethical investment groups Ethinvest and Future Group are backing an investor campaign to stop media giants Seven West and Nine Entertainment from running gambling ads. Ethinvest, a financial planning group, and Future Group, the parent company of super ...