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Nature credits a potential bonanza for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... the Taskforce on Nature Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations on nature-related risk and disclosure, Australian companies and investors are expected to take up the guidelines to integrate nature-based reporting into their strategies. This ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... found that Australia's sexual harassment laws were falling behind other countries and failing to address the issue in Australian workplaces. Key among the findings was the need for a proactive and preventative legal framework that requires organisations ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... wealth of the highest 20% growing at four times the rate of the lowest, new research suggests. A new report by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) shows from 2003 to 2022, the average wealth of ...

Exiting emissions-intensive assets may not reduce climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... sale of emissions-intensive assets may result in unintended negative consequences. Following deep consultation with Australian and New Zealand investors with more than $30 trillion under management, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) warns that ...

Record number of soil ACCUs issued for Queensland graziers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Two Queensland farmers have been awarded a record amount of 94,666 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by the national Clean Energy Regulator - the largest allocation for an individual soil carbon farming project in Australia to date. Regenerative ...

KPMG and Microsoft pair to upskill ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... meet demand for better environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG). The ESG Academy will be available for Australian business leaders and their teams and compliments KPMG Australia's ESG Pathways program developed in partnership with Monash ...

ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions in its investment portfolio by 43% by 2030 on the way to net zero by 2050. The $260 billion super fund has released its Net Zero 2050 Roadmap, outlining how the fund plans to ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Climate change, gender equality, decent work, and natural capital and biodiversity loss are priorities for one major Australian superfund when it comes to the 2023 ASX300 AGM season. HESTA, which has approximately $76 billion in assets under management ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Last week, the federal government delivered a powerful message to the Australian investment community by cancelling a decade-old stockpile of 700 million Kyoto carbon credits and unveiling new measures to bolster the credibility of the Australian carbon ...

Warakirri AM properties certified sustainable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... covering ~540,000 hectares across 21 crop types across all six states, and include PSP investee companies Altora Ag, Australian Food and Fibre, Southern Premium Vineyards and Stahmann Webster as well as Manulife Investment Management, goFARM Australia ...