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ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
There is no sign that demand for ESG professionals across the entire investment sector is abating, according to Kaizen Recruitment's ESG/Responsible Investment Professionals Financial Services Salary Guide 2023. Simon Gvalda, ESG recruitment specialist ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Government has announced a National Net Zero Authority tasked with managing the energy transition and ensuring the workers, industries and communities are supported. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen made the announcement ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
A prominent Australian First Nations academic has called on Australia's business community and financial services industry to signal their support for the Voice referendum to be held between October and December 2023. In a discussion held at the ...

ASIC fines Future Super over greenwashing Facebook post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC has issued an infringement notice against Future Super for allegations of greenwashing over a 2019 Facebook post that garnered fewer than 30 views. In May 2019, Future Super put up a post that included the statement "Naysayers don't join together ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Head of ESG and sustainable investing at American Century Investments, Sarah Bratton Hughes, says the market is moving away from best in class, and towards best in progress, at a time when emissions are at an all-time high. The US-based ESG leader says ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Seafood is one of the most traded food commodities in the world, and with an annual revenue of US$611.80 billon in 2023 the market is expected to grow by 6.23% annually to 2027. However, many consumers and investors are unaware of the risk of modern ...

Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
A new study has confirmed that hybrid working can facilitate major carbon savings, cutting down on carbon emissions caused by the building and transport sectors. Hybrid working models are becoming increasingly attractive to employees. In a recent study ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced that the government will co-fund the initial development phase of an Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, in partnership with the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI). ASFI is the organising body working ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
It is 10 years since more than a thousand people died in the Rana Plaza textile factory collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013. In the intervening years, regulations to improve factory safety has been introduced in Bangladesh, and issues related to worker ...

Sustainability is facing a data crisis: new research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Inadequate data, fear of greenwashing and economic pressures is stalling progress on sustainability, according to a new study from Google Cloud. The study, conducted by The Harris Poll, found that greater accountability, better measurement and management ...