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Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... self-determination, Armstrong added, adding that there was a need for investors to follow Indigenous impact frameworks in order to be aware of the power imbalance with First Nations groups. "First Nations groups come from a lived experience and history ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Divesting from companies that have direct or indirect exposures to labour exploitation could serve to exacerbate the problem rather than solving it, with the UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery urging investors to stay engaged. Speaking ...

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 ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... regarding the Voice's composition, functions, powers, and procedures. Without constitutional recognition, "we are acutely aware that our voice can be dismantled on any day of the week," Lowe said. "What if there was a no vote? I think that would ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... credibility of sustainable financial markets, so we have to act on this area," Jones said. "The government is also acutely aware of the relationship between the taxonomy and action on greenwashing. It's my view that unless we get the taxonomy right ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD) and the Taskforce on Social-related Financial Disclosures (TSFD) have announced their consolidation into a single initiative to address social and inequality risks in financial reporting. ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... usually based on an agreed levy that may be passed through to the price of the product. "Directors of companies need to be aware of the impacts of their products and what the downstream solutions are. They need to invest and create them [the solutions] ...

Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Australian companies support stronger regulation around modern slavery, including the establishment of a national anti-slavery commissioner and the introduction of financial penalties for inadequate disclosures. A coalition of human rights organisations ...

Investors flag decarbonisation, real world impacts as priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... attention to developments of the framework. NTAM is not a member of the TNFD secretariat, but the fund manager is closely aware of the process and taking a "measured approach" on the evolution of the TNFD. "We are actively engaged with members of the ...

Activist investor launches Santos campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Santos, holding $304 million at that time, followed by Hostplus with $268 million in Santos stock, Cbus with $236 million, aware Super with $193 million, Hesta with $137 million, ART with $129 million, UniSuper with $95 million, Spirit Super with $86 ...