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Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
A national survey commissioned by Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has found that 74% want their superannuation invested sustainably. ART head of sustainable investment Nicole Bradford said the data indicates that a focus on ESG factors and sustainable ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... watchful eye on developments. As reported by sister publication Financial Standard, Treasury has referred PwC to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for investigation. Australian Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy announced the matter, in which PwC senior ...

Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Islamic Bank Australia, a move that will see Hejaz abandon its plan to obtain its own retail banking license. Hejaz, an Australian Islamic financial services provider, is funding the investment into Islamic Bank Australia through internal capital, and ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... catch, Yea reported, is then sold in markets in Asia, with a percentage exported beyond Asia - eventually landing on Australian dining tables. Legislation coming into force In response to this issue, there as been a gradual trend in anti-slavery legislation ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... slavery and wider human rights impacts are not limited to one country, but a global problem, and a risk facing many Australian companies through their extended supply chain. Baptist World Aid has released its 2022 Ethical Fashion Report, examining the ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Investment Fund. In Australia, superannuation funds and professional investment management companies including Australian Ethical and Australian Super are investing in recycling and waste management companies including Cleanaway Waste Management. And ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... is perfectly positioned to participate in the projected $100 trillion ocean economy. During an investor panel at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, panel moderator was Ocean Decade Australia co-founder Jas Chambers and speakers ...

Apostle Funds Management launches carbon credit fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... As executive director, of CBA's carbon and power markets business, he established the bank's presence in the Australian carbon market.

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... ethical and impact investment spectrum and advises superfunds, foundations and other asset owners globally with Australian Ethical as one of their key clients, said Brightlight head of investment management Simba Marekera. Brightlight is in the process ...

Embedding mental health wellbeing into company culture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... to ABS statistics. batyr also cited a Productivity Commission report calculating that mental illness is costing the Australian economy an estimated $70 billion per year, with a further $150 billion per year of associated costs of disability and premature ...