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Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... it easier to connect people that want to invest in nature repair with farmers and other landholders," including First Nations landholders. Plibersek also noted that businesses who wish to trade with Europe and the US need to prescribe to verifiable standards ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... collaborate with state, territory and local governments, existing regional bodies, unions, industry, investors, First Nations groups and other members of the community. The government also announced the creation of a $400 million Industrial Transformation ...

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and companies seeking to protect human rights and mitigate risks associated with armed conflict, and will focus on First Nations issues. Karen Mundine, CEO at Reconciliation Australia, and Phil Usher, CEO at First Nations Foundation, will speak on Voice ...

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 ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... architecture. The team will comprise more than 200 technical professionals across AECOM's ANZ region and engage with First Nations groups and local communities. Cathy Crawley has been named the new nature-based solutions lead in ANZ. With over 30 years ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... such as investors to understand The version also comes with further guidance on engaging stakeholders, particularly First Nations communities. There is also expanded guidance on target setting in response to feedback. The guidance for financial institutions ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC has acknowledged that First Nations peoples have been "prohibited and excluded from participating in the Australian financial system," and has published an Indigenous Financial Services Framework to support positive financial outcomes for First ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... from race/ethnicity/age/experience as a disclosure metric that's going to be asked by investors." Engagement with First Nations communities around cultural heritage and closing the gap-related issues also featured in 2022. "We did talk about engagement ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... significant harm criteria and the work strongly recommends in the Australian context, we would need to include respect for First Nations rights as well as a just and equitable transition," Graham said. "Integrating Indigenous perspectives and voices ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... be scope to grow this reporting regime to broader sustainability performance - important areas such as upholding First Nations Peoples' rights and protecting and restoring biodiversity," O'Connor said. "These matters are also front of mind for ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

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While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

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Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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