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WFH costs 5.8% of employees' salary: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Employees who work from home (WFH) earn 5.8% less compared to those who do not, new modelling from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) shows, calculating to be a $4400 hole in their average annual pay. The research sought to estimate ...

Green moves: RIAA, Ownership Matters, Pollination Group

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... senior roles at AGL Limited, Origin Energy Limited, and Deep Blue Company - will be invaluable as the NRFC delivers on its mandate to drive investment in Australian manufacturing," the fund said. "We look forward to her contributions as we support innovation ...

Advertisers to adhere to new Environmental Claims Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
This month marked the introduction of the Australian Association of National Advertisers' (AANA) Environmental Claims Code, another weapon in the fight against greenwashing. Effective March 1, advertisers and marketers across Australia must apply ...

US rejects SDGs, Agenda 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... with US sovereignty and adverse to the rights and interests of Americans," Heartney said. "In the last US election, the mandate from the American people was clear: the government of the United States must refocus on the interests of Americans. We must ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
BlackRock has scrapped its "aspirational workforce representation goals" and will no longer require hiring managers to interview a diverse slate of candidates, according to an internal memo from chief executive Larry Fink and senior executives. The ...

CDPQ splashes $11bn on renewable energy producer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... fund's readiness to "seize growth opportunities". "This investment perfectly illustrates our constructive capital and dual mandate in action: while we strive for optimal returns, we are committed to supporting essential businesses headquartered in Québec ...

Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Santos' Barossa proceeding under government support for gas as a "transition fuel." The open letter urges Canberra to: Mandate 'real zero' targets with clear fossil fuel phase-out timelines. End fossil fuel subsidies and halt new coal ang gas approvals ...

Coalition plans to scrap climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... regulators are ramping up efforts on sustainability reporting standardisation. While Australia was one of the first nations to mandate International Sustainability Standards Board-aligned (ISSB) reporting standards - which came into effect this year ...

Canadian pension fund names new CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... responsible for the CGF's investment strategy and execution under its semi-independent and arm's length investment mandate. Beaudoin joined PSP Investments' natural resources team in 2012. As head of Asia Pacific and Europe, he oversaw a ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
The global ethics watchdog has issued fresh directives on judging green claims, with the minutiae still in flux in Australia as mandatory reporting begins for large entities and financial firms. Part of a broad crackdown on greenwashing and ESG-related ...