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Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... 800,000, over 60% of which are under 25, "face a very uncertain future" unless the vote is passed, she added. "Children are at risk because of poverty, because of exclusion from the economy, because of overcrowding in housing... Our issues have been ...

First Sentier Investors to focus on armed conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors has augmented its approach to human rights risks and exposures to include armed conflict. First Sentier has had a general human rights toolkit since 2016 and in 2020 added a framework for identifying Modern Slavery Risks. The ...

NHFIC to finance Build-to-Rent-to-Buy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... pilot program which will provide 22 affordable rental Build-to-Rent-to-Buy dwellings for women facing rental stress or at risk of homelessness. In a joint venture with the ACT Government and Community Housing Canberra Ltd (CHC), the NHFIC will provide ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... comprehensive understanding of the interdependencies between climate change, nature, social issues, and inequality in financial risk assessment and decision-making. The TIFD interim secretariat includes the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... negative social impact. "We all play a crucial rule, and we won't get there without cooperation.... This is an investment risk, and also the investment opportunity of our lifetime." "We are seeing more sophisticated questions from Australian investors ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... issues relating to Indigenous people, drinking water concerns, etc." It is thus important to focus on environmental and social risk at the company level, Sebrell noted. "It isn't always the case that the company is involved in some of the ESG risks or ...

The value in securing critical mineral supplies

STEFAN HANSEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... analysis extends to ESG issues facing the global sector which can identify good investment opportunities at home. Supply chain risk creates investment opportunities The concentration of supply of critical minerals related to decarbonisation is an issue ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... design, planning, building, infrastructure, and delivery projects, developing natural solutions for resilience and disaster risk reduction, ecological restoration and enhancement to deliver ecosystem services and community benefits, and the use of digital ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... in 2023 the market is expected to grow by 6.23% annually to 2027. However, many consumers and investors are unaware of the risk of modern slavery in seafood supply chains, and how that can impact on businesses as well as affected workers. La Trobe University ...

No role for monetary policy to address climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... monetary policy," the review said. "This is because standard monetary policy tools would not provide a targeted response to the risk. To use monetary policy to pursue a climate-related objective would involve substantial trade-offs for its contribution ...