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Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Donald Trump has officially been sworn in as the 47th US President as he takes on his second, non-consecutive term. Trump took to the stage for his "Day 1" official address unleashing a raft of executive orders and reaffirming his America first policies. ...

Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Meta's decision to swap fact-checking for user-generated community labelling has created a dilemma for responsible investors. While U Ethical and other fund managers exclude the social media giant for ESG non-compliance, others - including Vanguard ...

Top consulting firms pilot SAP carbon tool

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Accenture, Deloitte and PwC sign on to a new carbon accounting system developed by tech giant SAP. EY and TCS also joined the three heavyweights in backing the new platform called the SAP Green Ledger. The new platform aims to be the most comprehensive ...

ART beefs up analytics team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has recruited two specialists to help lead its strategic, digital, and cultural transformation. First up, Sarah Dunn has been appointed general manager of transformation. She joins from Victorian Funds Management Corporation ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
More than 50 listed companies including the big banks Westpac, National Australian Bank, ANZ and CommBank, scored the highest marks on their modern slavery report, but several trailed behind including Janus Henderson, Harvey Norman and Block. Research ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Coles and Wesfarmers have been named among the most successful case studies of company engagement in the fight against slavery. Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific (IAST APAC) published its annual report this week highlighting investor ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Smart investors are buying into firms angling to solve the agri-food sector's biggest challenges, says Tai Lin, managing partner at private equity giant Proterra Asia. Amid an escalating global food crisis and the urgency of climate change, the ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
A former Australian Ethical exec has circled back to the responsible investing space, meanwhile an energy giant's top science expert quits in protest over alleged unsubstantiated net zero claims. Former Australian Ethical CIO David Macri has left Mason ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Climate litigation is on the rise, with incoming legislation and a Trump-led US government amping up the risks in the next four years - and new types of lawsuits are emerging. Speaking at the IGCC summit this week in Melbourne, academic expert Jaqueline ...

Australia leads in greenwashing lawsuits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Santos is in federal court this week over greenwashing allegations in the first court case in the world to challenge the legitimacy of a company's net zero emissions plan. This comes as the nonprofit Climate Integrity has made a complaint with the Australian ...