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Broadening impact investing - Patrice Newell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
In this episode, we speak with Dr Patrice Newell, First Nations author, environmentalist and co-founder of Kwala, a responsible investing app that offers investors access to Australian and international companies with high environmental, social, health ...

Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... according to BT's head of ESG and sustainability Jessie Pettigrew. "Climate change, diversity equity and inclusion, First Nations people, biodiversity - they're all areas that a group of investors have been looking at, working on and ben interested in ...

Australian miners top list as critical minerals demand grows: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... "[The mining sector] has always had to deal with social license to operate with regard to local communities and First Nations people - some may argue that in some cases more successfully than others - but it's not new territory for them, and there ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... forward unless we properly recognise and respect our Indigenous people and communities," Cope said. Under UNDRIP, First Nations people's rights must be protected, experts have singled out the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) as ...

SGCH publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... standard, double glazing and central heating are standard, but not here. In the UK context, there's nothing about First Nations peoples, so there's no link there about where people have a Reconciliation Action Plan and commitments there. That's important ...

Conscious Investment Management adopts Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... scope of activity outlined in the RAP, over the next year CIM will increase its understanding and recognition of First Nations histories, knowledge and rights through cultural competency training, as well as increase First Nations supplier diversity ...

HESTA's former head of impact launches consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Gorge, pointing to the existence of the company's Reconciliation Action Plan outlining steps to progress the voice of First Nations Peoples, while simultaneously relying on agreements with Traditional Owners that specifically banned them from speaking ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... from, support and amplify Indigenous voices to address issues facing Indigenous peoples, resulting in support for a First Nations Voice to Parliament and Constitutional recognition." Evolving to meet these challenges will not be free, but the costs of ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... passed the Lower House of WA's state government, and the Dhawura Ngilan Business and Investor Initiative - led by the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance in partnership with Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA), and the Responsible Investment ...

Investor toolkit to assist in engaging on Indigenous cultural heritage protection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... organisations including abrdn, HESTA, AustralianSuper and Refinitiv and has been endorsed by Indigenous groups such as the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance and National Native Title Council. It is an initiative of RIAA's Human Rights Working ...