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NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... First Nations Peoples. Sophie Otiende, CEO of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) and founder of Kenyan survivor-led collectives Azadi, said that both private and public collaboration is needed to achieve the goal of eradicating slavery. "The ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... the operation of the superannuation system. It has been a privilege to serve as chair and work with the talented team at ISA led by the chief executive Bernie Dean, and previously, David Whiteley," he said. Combet's time as ISA chair saw several ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... signatories to engage on specific themes in any given year. "Climate Action 100+ is now providing the opportunity for investor-led sectoral and group thematics, which are intended to allow or facilitate investor engagement at a more targeted level," ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... government's proposed Nature Repair Bill, expressing support and reservations over how a legislative framework for market-led biodiversity recovery would attract capital. The Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications received 75 ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... detailed evidence. Reliance on carbon offsets Cajic said the Safeguard Mechanism's focus on Scope 1 and 2 emissions has led many companies to operate blindly, unaware of the extent to which they need to offset their emissions within their supply ...

Podcast: Is stewardship a sword or a shield for investors - Pablo Berrutti

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Berrutti joins the podast to talk about sustainable investing, what is stewardship and how his passion for sustainable investing led him to found Altiorem, a not-for-profit library and resource centre for sustainable finance research. Berrutti has previously ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... organisations that don't comply with the act, and the establishment of a federal Anti-Slavery Commissioner. The review was led by Professor John McMillan AO and was a statutory analysis of the operation of the act in its first three years. Jasper ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... organisations that don't comply with the act, and the establishment of a federal Anti-Slavery Commissioner. The review led by Professor John McMillan AO was a statutory analysis of the operation of the Act in its first three years. Attorney General ...

It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... looking to subside in the near and long term, Hannon said. He said that copper has been harder to find in recent times, this has led to growth in mergers and acquisitions related to the material as the risk of new mines means that companies are expanding ...

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... business a lot closer to home, such as diversity. We've committed to ensuring that 55% of our portfolio consists of women-led businesses. We also continue to look at ways to improve our funds exposure to other forms of founder diversity." Earlier this ...