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Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... and... new regulation. And without those two additional levers the targets on their own have not been successful." Industries have told Canberra they are happy to be regulated, Plibersek said, but she concedes that the threat of regulation is often the ...

Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... companies and investors could utilise the demand for clean solutions domestically and across the world to create new growth industries in Australia. "These policy settings will leverage Australia's potential in clean industries and materials, helping ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... and private investment, build community engagement and support First Nations. Affected workers in emissions-intensive industries get new employment and training - and workers impacted by select coal and gas power station closures also get an Energy Industry ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Adjusted Index. Vanguard claimed the index excluded only companies with significant business activities in a range of industries, including those in fossil fuels, but has since admitted that a "significant proportion" of the securities in the index and ...

CBA launches green business loan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... (CBA) 2030 Sustainability Funding Target (SFT) aims to deliver $70 billion in cumulative funding across sustainable industries and asset types including clean energy, energy efficiency, low-carbon transport, commercial property, land and agriculture ...

Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... most management personnel are men: men are 78% of CEOs, 63% of key management, and 58% of all managers. Higher-paid industries such as financial services and professional, scientific and technical services were revealed to be more male-dominated. In ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... 37% received 3 stars, 13% received 2 stars and 3% received 1 star for how comprehensive their disclosure was. Certain industries, such as consumer staples and materials, disclosed more than others. Financial services ranked poorly. Within the ASX 200 ...

Funds SA hires ESG expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Company, the government relations and strategic public policy firm, and as a project and executive officer at Primary Industries and Regions SA. Commenting on the appointment, Funds SA chief executive John Piteo said the importance of ESG analysis and ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... mix of societal and workplace factors, that can start as early as school or university, when women think about what industries they want to work in," White said. Employers need to have a clear roadmap for understanding the pay gap and why more women ...

Podcast: Taking the ESG temperature of ASX companies - Emilie O'Neill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... approximately 200 ASX-listed corporates with responses received in November 2023. Respondents came from a diverse range of industries, with financials and industrials best represented. 13% of respondents with a market cap of less than $200 million, 22% ...
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