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Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... gendered violence, healthcare access, and social isolation. Women are particularly at risk. Reports of violence, coercive control, and sexual exploitation by female workers in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme are increasing. "Pregnant ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... choices about their health," she said. "Australia's life insurers put in place an industry standard back in 2019 to control how they use genetic tests. Five years on, genetic testing is becoming more common in our community, cheaper to access and ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
A joint statement from deputy leader of the opposition Sussan Ley, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, and shadow minister for social services Michael Sukkar noted that the Coalition provided in-principal support for super on government-funded paid parental ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable companies who can support the long-term needs of investors and the environment." Woodside paid a "massive" 75% control premium for Tellurian versus the prevailing 2024 share price, Climate Energy Finance founder Tim Buckley said. Leadership ...

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Tanya Plibersek announced new initiatives to target waste from lithium batteries, tyres, and packaging, invasive species control, and no new extinctions. The government also agreed to include Other Effective land-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in ...

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... under management; joint ventures; and embodied carbon sources - to stretch our net zero approach beyond our operational control. "The progression we have made in this space has allowed us to set our most ambitious target to date, as part of this new ...

Rockefeller org picks climate advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A highly influential US$6.3 billion private foundation has set up a new Climate Advisory Council to accelerate the just transition and named its inaugural co-chairs and members. The Rockefeller Foundation, the global philanthropic medical research and ...

Westpac looks for next CSO

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... economy, and across Australia, and globally." Toohill led ESG integration across the company and strengthened ESG risk and control frameworks. Sustainability disclosures are now led by finance, community and foundations are with corporate affairs, Indigenous ...

Canberra scopes First Nations economic policy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Coalition of Peaks is currently consulting on the design of a First Nations Economic Partnership with Treasury. The aim is to improve access to capital markets and employment opportunities and address legislative or policy barriers that hinder that ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... management, biodiversity conservation, water and wastewater management, circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Use of proceeds excludes nuclear energy, and the development, refining and transportation of fossil fuels. Morningstar's Sustainalytics ...