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More funding necessary to fix housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... welcome the funding program to address the nation's housing affordability issues but argue more could be done. Property Council of Australia CEO Mike Zorbas welcomed the increase to the Commonwealth Rent Assistance but said the government's investment ...

Make sustainability sexy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... off with a flurry of events across the city, including a panel with Planet Ark founder Jon Dee, and Green Building Council of Australia CEO Davina Rooney. The key message? 'Make sustainability sexy.' From Dee recounting a highly successful climate ...

Investors back climate disclosure mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... signatories include the Investor Group on Climate Change, Responsible Investment Association Australasia, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Shareholders' Association, and Australian ...

Social impact groups bolster leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Latin America. Braga also has experience as chair of the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA), chair of the Council of Tara Anglican School for Girls, and vice president at Bankers Trust. He will remain at the ASX as a member of the cash ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Energy Industry Jobs Plan. Investors welcome to move, warning a vacuum of authority causes project delays. Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) CEO Louise Davidson said the net zero transition is "the most significant transformation ...

Directors welcome new climate reporting regime

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Canberra proposed a three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting. In February the Business Council of Australia campaigned for a 12-month delay on the bill, citing a need for "training wheels" to avoid "risking failure." Canberra ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... returns if it means supporting greater climate action, according to a poll by the AFR. However, at the recent Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference representatives from Industry Super, Aware Super and HESTA pushed back - telling ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... preventative health leave. It comes as the Senate investigates issues related to menopause and perimenopause. The Queensland Council of Unions has kicked off a campaign calling for leave and flexibility entitlements for workers experiencing reproductive ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... tackling environmental risks, including climate change. It was a packed room last Thursday at the annual Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference held at the Sofitel on Collins in Melbourne. More than 380 attendees, mostly C-suite ...

AI poses serious governance risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... a leading academic on emerging technologies from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), spoke at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference yesterday about the unchecked environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) ...