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Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... AustralianSuper, Fidelity, and Ausbil. IAST APAC comprises 50 investors with AU$12 trillion in AUM, together with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Walk Free, and Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST). In addition to ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... well-position our economy, and people, to become a leader in this space" said Alison George, head of impact & ethics at Australian Ethical. On land use, George said combatting deforestation is a core focus of the fund manager's ethical stewardship ...

More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... says while larger entities continue to improve their climate risk maturity, there remains room for improvement. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) urged all regulated entities to consider the findings, reflect on their own preparedness ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
A former Australian Ethical exec has circled back to the responsible investing space, meanwhile an energy giant's top science expert quits in protest over alleged unsubstantiated net zero claims. Former Australian Ethical CIO David Macri has left Mason ...

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

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... climate and renewable energy," said Daniel. "Those things have to be partnered to alleviate some of the concerns of the Australian people about the direction in which we are going, but also to help provide certainty to investors regarding what the picture ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Ellison was found to have engaged in widespread misconduct, including underreporting income from offshore entities to the Australian Taxation Office. Ellison will face board-imposed financial penalties totalling $8.8 million, along with the loss of up ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... to hold up as a credible nature-positive claim." Conference delegates heard that new global policies will encourage Australian companies to adopt nature-positive practices. These policies include the EU Deforestation Due Diligence Regulation, the EU ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... produces," said Sam Heithersay, investment analyst at Fidelity International. "So, I think it's a great opportunity for Australian investors. It also comes with risks, but we're very much focused on both and how we manage our portfolios," said ...

Australia waits for 2035 target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Matt Kean urges investors to heed sector decarbonisation plans as the nation waits for Canberra to announce its 2035 emissions reduction target. The date of release for the government's 2035 target has yet to be announced and could be delayed until ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... high-profile exchange-traded fund provider says its new fund is the first to invest fully in an ethically screened Australian bonds portfolio. The powerhouse fund manager now offers nine ethical and responsible investment ETFs - a total of $5.6 billion ...