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Cleaning up diversity-washing boosts business performance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and pay larger fines for these actions". Financy chief executive Bianca Hartge-Hazelman said DEI-washing is common in Australia. "Although well-intentional, many initiatives designed to improve workplace DEI often fail because measuring performance ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Eight thousand farmers across Australia have opposed the inclusion of biodiversity offsets for land clearing in the federal government's Nature Market Repair Bill, which they say could not effectively offset habitat loss from other developments. The ...

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... companies to develop carbon credits through California's cap-and-trade system. Last year, New Forests launched a fourth Australia and New Zealand forestry and agriculture-based fund with the aim of raising $600 million in the next two to three years. ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... to deliver the storage capacity needed to enable greater reliability and resilience to the power grid that will help Australia achieve its renewable ambitions." Australian investors in the WSB include the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and NGS ...

Executive appointment roundup: First Sentier, MaxCap, Northcape, Federated Hermes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Traditional Owner Organisation representing the commercial assets and enterprises of the Yawuru people in Broome Western Australia. He also serves as an independent director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Westernport Water in Victoria. ...

Plibersek announces crackdown on offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... will also strengthen environment laws to include a new offsets standard. The independent body Environment Protection Australia will monitor compliance. Environment minister Tanya Plibersek commented: "When developers agree to offset the impacts of their ...

RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor to exit after 10 years

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... to 20 staff under O'Connor's leadership. It has grown from representing 150 investment organisations across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand that collectively manage over $550 billion in assets - to more than 500 organisations with over $43 ...

Aussie businesses building climate resilience: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Although Australia ranks 107th out of 130 countries for climate risk exposure, but it has inched up a notch to sit in 19th place for its ability to address those risks, according to a new index from commercial property insurer FM Global. The insurer ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... considered in the updated approach. Additionally, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) called for an independent Australian sustainability standards board. The new consultation paper ...

CEFC, NGS, Minderoo back Adamantem fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Foundation, said: "We want to empower businesses that are tackling some of the most challenging and persistent issues facing Australia. Adamantem's fund allows us to invest in local business with unique solutions to help Australia achieve its net ...