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Assessing the risks of psychosocial safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... interrelated and share a lot of variance with each other. According to the Australian government's People at Work, 48% of employees believe workplaces are mentally unhealthy. Mental health concerns have increased from 20% to 30% since COVID-19 and is ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... $250k-$325k+ While previous research has revealed an average salary of $350k for ESG heads, Kaizen found only 12% of employees receive over $325,000, including super and excluding bonus structures or other incentives - making this salary range the outlier ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian investors on Modern Slavery. Australia has driven the conversation globally." "Companies must start treating employees as assets rather than liabilities," she said. Companies must start to consider what Bratton Hughes calls "the dark side ...

Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... emissions caused by the building and transport sectors. Hybrid working models are becoming increasingly attractive to employees. In a recent study from IWG, 88% of workers said that flexible working was important in a new role to save money and achieve ...

California considers bill to force fossil fuel divestment for CalPERS, CalSTRS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... members referred the bill to the Judiciary Committee for a further hearing on 18 April. CalPERS - the California Public Employees Retirement System - has approximately US$443 billion in assets under management, while CalSTRS - the California State Teachers' ...

Four in five companies prefer penalties to sustainability, study finds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability strategy, they were likely to lose staff. A previous study by Amba found that sustainability is a top concern for employees, with 63% of respondents believing that companies should strive to be sustainable in all aspects of their operations. ...

The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Ditzell calls a "two tiered" society - with benefits flowing exclusively to skilled workers and permanent full-time employees in a time when approximately 250,000 Australians are part of the gig economy and over 30% of the workforce are in the trades. ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... the firm considers empowerment through six lenses - women as entrepreneurs, women as leaders with business, women as employees, which covers finding businesses where policies empower women's participation in the workforce. Further considerations include ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Change; Waste and Material Management; Conservation of Biodiversity; Protection of Special Sites; Local Communities; Employees and Farm Labor; Legal and Regulatory Compliance; Management Review and Continual Improvement; and Tenant-Operated Operations. ...

Activist investor launches Santos campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... aggressive ramp up in upstream growth spending has undone much of that good work. "We have great respect for Santos, its employees, and the important role played by the Company in the Asia-Pacific economy. Our investment is underpinned by a high conviction ...