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Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... scale, and impact of investment activity. FS Sustainability was a media partner to this event. Overcoming barriers to Indigenous investment alongside improving First Nations self-determination is crucial to closing the health and wealth gap between Indigenous ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... moral but an economic issue, Langton said. First Nations Australians represent just 4% of Australia - yet about 30% of Indigenous households are living in poverty and are more than twice as likely to be in the bottom 20% of weekly household income. At ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... of energy systems and transition to a lower carbon global economy, nickel mining "raises concerns about pollution, indigenous rights, GHG emissions, and working conditions," the report notes. Indonesia has the largest source of current global supply ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... financial sector (banking, insurance, investors and superannuation), climate and specialist expertise, and social and Indigenous representation. The board will set objectives, design principles and methodology to set taxonomy criteria, priorities for ...

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... inequalities are disproportionally affected. There was also an emphasis on the importance of incorporating local and Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into climate action. The report is set to inform the next UN climate summit COP28 in the United ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 Nations people. ASIC conducted "extensive ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... to and are starting to implement through a phased-in approach. "Under the RAP you have things like the percentage of Indigenous employees, what type of suppliers you have, how are you progressing Indigenous hires and retention, that kind of disclosure." ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... example, a qualifying criteria assessment of "do no significant harm criteria" should include standards for respecting Indigenous rights and heritage and supporting workers and communities in relation to equitable and just transition, according to the ...

TCorp reports $2 billion in new green, sustainability bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... social bonds. "We could do a social bond that is labelled to say, education, social housing, or maybe with a nexus to Indigenous affairs, however the assets in the pool are skewed 75% to green and 25% to social," Chandler said. "If we were to issue a ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... surveyed also engage on additional ESG topics including public health, biodiversity and conservation, the rights of Indigenous peoples, natural capital, extreme events, and geopolitical issues. The report also defined three main stewardship approaches ...