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Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... sister publication Financial Standard. Hejaz currently has $1.3 billion in funds under management and advice. Its Global Ethical Fund is Australia's largest single standalone Islamic fund, while the Hejaz Equities Fund (ASX:ISLM) and Hejaz Property ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... maintain social license and avoid legal consequences. Data privacy: The increased use of big data and analytics raises ethical and legal issues related to privacy, fraud, security, and consent. Striking a balance between improving marketing strategies ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... with our suppliers, regulators and industry bodies to drive further improvement in this space." Coles has implemented an Ethical Sourcing Program and released its latest Modern Slavery Statement. "We work closely with our supply partners, third-party ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... and a risk facing many Australian companies through their extended supply chain. Baptist World Aid has released its 2022 Ethical Fashion Report, examining the human rights policies and practices of 120 companies representing almost 600 brands, with this ...

Podcast: Behind the scenes at FS Sustainability - Rose Mary Petrass

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode, we're pulling back the (sustainably-sourced, ethically manufactured) curtain on our newsroom with FS Sustainability senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass to talk about her journalistic passions, what's going on in FS Sustainability ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Investment Fund. In Australia, superannuation funds and professional investment management companies including Australian Ethical and Australian Super are investing in recycling and waste management companies including Cleanaway Waste Management. And ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... smooth sailing. With a lack of standardized metrics for measuring impact, as well as an increased consumer appetite for ethical goods and services, greenwashing is running rampant, leading to uncertainty in the market and an increase in "greenhushing" ...

Four in five companies prefer penalties to sustainability, study finds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... employer that shared their beliefs, while more than two thirds (69%) felt it was important for their workplace to have high ethical standards. The research revealed that three in five employees (58%) are considering leaving their jobs in the next 12 ...

Apostle Funds Management launches carbon credit fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... TelstraSuper is the fund's seed investor. "This fund has been a long time in the making and complements our other ethical investment strategies," said Apostle managing director Karyn West. "Connecting pools of capital with the problems that face ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... are being adopted more widely. Impact fund manager Brightlight builds portfolios and products across the responsible, ethical and impact investment spectrum and advises superfunds, foundations and other asset owners globally with Australian Ethical as ...