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Greening the 2032 Brisbane Olympics

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... infrastructure such as transportation and housing, specific sports infrastructure, and operational costs such as general administration and security. However, if leveraged effectively the Olympics can bring in not just short-term tourist dollars but ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... legislation in New South Wales; requiring entities to report on modern slavery incidents or risks; and strengthening the administration of the act through legislative reform. First Sentier Investors global head of responsible investment Kate Turner noted ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... legislation in New South Wales; requiring entities to report on modern slavery incidents or risks; and strengthening the administration of the act through legislative reform. The review recommends that the function of the office of Anti-Slavery Commissioner ...

Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... should be disclosed and in what shape and format. And let's recall that's there's no single investment administration protocols out there either. "But that said, a small number of funds have either misunderstood the intent of the regulations ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... team, said that a national approach would create economies of scale and consistency not just in processing but in administration and cost sharing. The Australian Government is investing more than $1 billion towards waste and recycling industries and ...

Testing ESG impacts on US pension fund returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... return." In August 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the trustees of the US$253.1 billion State Board of Administration (SBA) have banned ESG from considerations of the state's fund management practices. Twenty-five American Republican state ...

US states sue Biden administration over "woke" ESG rules

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... (ERISA) Administrative Procedure Act, and that the rule departs from policy put in place by the previous Trump administration ruling that required that financial factors take precedence over nonfinancial or nonpecuniary factors. Paxton called the rule ...

US Dept of Labor green-lights ESG integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... considerations," according to the DOL. This announcement from the DOL reversed two rules issued in 2020 under the Trump administration that constrained plan fiduciaries by warning them against integrating ESG and climate change factors on the grounds ...

CareSuper, Yarra Capital fill ESG roles

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... members' savings." Earlier this year, the $19 billion superannuation fund that services professional, managerial, and administration workers appointed Molinari head of ESG. She also joined from ACSI where she was the research manager. Meanwhile ...

Missouri pulls BlackRock mandate in anti-ESG move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... officials in the US. In August, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the trustees of the US$253.1 billion State Board of Administration (SBA) have banned ESG from considerations of the state's fund management practices. DeSantis and the two other trustees ...