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Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... providers. That's according to a report from the NSW Office of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (OASC) tabled in the NSW Parliament this week found. "Modern slavery risks identified include debt bondage, deceptive recruiting, forced labour and, in extreme ...

Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... release guidance. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Cth) passed Parliament on 9 September 2024 and received Royal Assent on 17 September 2024. Large corporation with $500 million or more in revenue ...

Parental leave super narrows gender savings gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... legislation that will see superannuation contributions paid alongside government-funded parental leave entitlements passed parliament this week. Parents receiving payments from the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme will begin receiving Superannuation ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Exploration Companies, and Australian Energy Producers (formerly APPEA), have expressed concerns. In its submission to Parliament, the BCA said the laws could lead to less accountability for environmental decisions. "A climate trigger will simply swell ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... agriculture and land; built environment; electricity and energy; industry and waste; transport and resources. Requested by Parliament, the review will inform the Australian Government's Net Zero Plan. The government will now decide Australia's 2035 climate ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) Bill 2024 is to be introduced into parliament today by social services minister Amanda Rishworth, following the government's announcement in March that it would begin ...

Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Ethical investment groups Ethinvest and Future Group are backing an investor campaign to stop media giants Seven West and Nine Entertainment from running gambling ads. Ethinvest, a financial planning group, and Future Group, the parent company of super ...

Big win for Great Artesian Basin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Cleantech, Equinor ASA, and Occidental Petroleum. The new laws are expected to be introduced and passed by the Queensland Parliament before the state election in October.

Super funds to solve the housing crisis?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... the risk when you don't have consistency in planning regulations," she said. "These are complex issues that the parliament has turned its mind to, which is fantastic. But in ASFA's opinion and the research that we've done, this is an issue ...

Greenwashing crackdown will boost ESG fund flows: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... The performance of the product is a separate issue," Longo said. Climate disclosure standards are currently before parliament to enforce accurate reporting around sustainability-related activities. "While the shift to sustainable finance may constitute ...
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