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Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... educational and health outcomes were strong, political empowerment lagged. New Zealand, which ranked fourth globally, and the Australia, which ranked 24th, led the region. The report found that while parity in women's labour-force participation improved ...

IFM and QIC scoop major assets in energy deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... was the first Australian airport to become an accredited GreenPower provider. Michael Hanna, head of infrastructure Australia at IFM Investors, said the deals align with the firm's target of net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050. Hanna added that ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Morgan Stanley Australia Summit in Sydney yesterday that a key goal of the Budget was to fight inflation in a way that doesn't damage an already weak economy. "... the primary focus of the Budget was to tackle ...

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... and "such transactions are rare in the sustainable finance market", Societe Generale head of sustainable finance for Australia and New Zealand Tessa Dann said. Cromwell's asset portfolio already met the standards for a green loan, CBA general manager ...

ISS ESG tackles modern slavery exposure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... launch is timely in light of improving corporate modern-slavery and supply-chain related disclosure in markets such as Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Norway, driven by significant regulatory developments in ...

ASFA partners with First Nations Foundation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has announced a new learning partnership with First Nations Foundation (FNF) to deliver cultural competency training for members. This new partnership will give ASFA members access to FNF's culture ...

ERM inks deal with Energetics

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... competitive advantage in the APAC region for Energetics and ERM, which will cumulatively employ more than 150 staff in Australia and New Zealand. At the conclusion of the transaction general manager Andrew Tipping, general manager strategy Bahador Tari ...

APRA acts on climate risk watch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chair John Lonsdale has urged regulated entities to self-assess their current practice to reduce climate-related risks. The prudential regulator is conducting a voluntary survey of its regulated entities ...

Pollination targets climate tech start-ups

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... further private funding for climate and nature. "This investment is helping to underpin the first early-stage fund in Australia to combine climate and nature tech, making sure that the opportunity for investors matches market demand as the world mobilises ...

Fintech group nabs ESG lead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Louisa Scott has started as director of ESG for Automic Group, the financial services tech platform. She joins an existing team which includes another director-level consultant in the Sydney office, Owen Morrison. It is part of a growth drive in the ...