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The rise and rise of ESG salaries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... are socially and environmentally responsible. Consumers are making conscious decisions on where they spend, based on a company's sustainability credentials. Organisations within supply chains are required to disclose ESG compliance and scope 3 emissions ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... contractor safety and sexual harassment." Nature and biodiversity: A new section outlines nature-related risks. Where a company's impacts and dependencies on nature present material financial risks, ACSI expects a company to identify, mitigate and disclose ...

L'Oréal Groupe invests in First Nations-led biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The world's largest cosmetics company will commit $600,000 to a WA-based native title corporation to support self-determination through biodiversity restoration in degraded croplands. The Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation' (ETNTAC) ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... scale of oil and gas influence at COP28. COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber is also the president of UAE state-owned oil company Adnoc and recently claimed "no science" behind fossil fuel phase-out. Australia, the US, UK, Canada and Japan all stated they ...

Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Discrimination Act, requiring companies to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Research from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) shows most directors see sexual harassment ...

Podcast: New sex harassment laws - Anna Cody

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... a material financial risk to businesses and investors, with potential spillover impacts extending beyond an individual company to jeopardise the reputation of entire industries. Fidelity International has coined the term "culture-based financial risks" ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... its 2025 commitment to reducing emissions from 18% to 12-14% on the way to net zero by 2050, with investors pressing the company to stick with its 2030 target to limit Scope 1 and 2 in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and United ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... by 2050, with 30 committing to near zero methane emissions for the first time. Woodside Energy is the only Australian company to have signed the pledge. 27 countries endorsed the UAE Hydrogen Declaration of Intent, and 52 countries signed the Global ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... controversies about the UAE's oil and gas expansion plans. COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber is also the president of UAE oil company Adnoc. Annual loss and damage in developing countries is currently estimated as greater than $400bn annually and rising. ...

Gender pay gap a key diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... bias against women in the organisation," FSI said. "It is one data point that you would use to look at the culture of a company, at the diversity at those senior levels," White said. "It's a proxy for diversity outside of the boardroom. How inclusive ...