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Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian cohort included 120 decision makers from senior management, boards or C-suite from companies with over 250 employees. A large majority - 84% of Australian respondents - said they are shifting their approach from managing ESG risk to identifying ...

Strong growth in cleantech VC investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
There is increased interest in investing in venture capital funds that focus on cleantech, but lack of skilled employees is challenging the growth of companies that attract VC funding, according to HLB Mann Judd. "We are seeing the maturity in the VC ...

Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... metrics from partners and third parties, and lack of data with which to track progress. "Business leaders know that employees, customers, stakeholders and shareholders are demanding more, but sustainability is not a priority which has replaced another ...

Cyber security, COVID and climate change cap CEO concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... they're not just reporting on emission, but looking to the future of the business - access to capital, or engagement of employees and customers," said Jon Chadwick, PwC partner and Australia's ESG leader. Chadwick attributed climate change's status ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... ESG is vitally important for the success of their future organisation, because their key stakeholders - investors and employees - are saying it's important," said Deloitte partner, climate and sustainability Paul Dobson. "Finance has a massive role ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Change; Waste and Material Management; Conservation of Biodiversity; Protection of Special Sites; Local Communities; Employees and Farm Labor; Legal and Regulatory Compliance; Management Review and Continual Improvement; and Tenant-Operated Operations. ...

Super funds react to Rio report into bullying, sexism, racism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... ensuring Rio is applying safety and risk processes used to prevent harm in operations to "create a safe environment for all employees and contractors." The third area relates to making it "as easy and as safe as possible for all people to call out unacceptable ...

HESTA's former head of impact launches consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... quite a high level in an active ownership fashion, while we were engaging with executives and board members there, their employees were also demanding answers of senior management as well. "We were looking at their RAP, which suggests they want to accelerate ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... they're all pre-Great Resignation. "I would argue we're in such a tight labour market now that the cost of replacing employees is particularly massive." American Century is engaging with companies on how they compensate employees, to gauge the health ...

Australian execs say climate change already impacting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... efficiency of energy use, 60% are developing new climate-friendly products or services, and 57% say they are training employees on climate action and impact. "It's not just about saying you'll do something about climate change, you have to reflect that ...