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Scaling women businesses can add $100bn to economy: Study

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
A new national study found that while women are starting businesses in record numbers, they soon reach a "scaling cliff" as very few grow into larger entities. The Gender Index Australia study noted a central gap in which women lead 42.2% of the nation's ...

APS appoints new chief executive

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... since 2010 and is currently an executive director and global head of the Macquarie Group Foundation, which leads the firm's social impact activities. She is also a former co-chair and current board member of Philanthropy Australia and a director of For ...

Modern slavery in the geopolitical crossfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... As a responsible investor, U Ethical considers modern slavery risk as part of its broader assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks that may affect the long-term sustainability and value of investments. The statistics are stark and ...

Housing Australia requires uplift in accountability delivery outcomes: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... legislated Help to Buy program. Its most significant mandate is the concurrent management of the large-scale delivery of social and affordable housing programs, the Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFF) and National Housing Accord Facility (NHAF). ...

Deloitte pays US$21.5m to settle claims it pursued unlawful DEI practices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Deloitte has agreed to pay the US government US$21.5 million to resolve allegations it failed to comply with anti-discrimination requirements in its federal contracts and discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of their race or ...

Ethical funds get picky as carbon bakes into AI-heavy benchmarks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... There is both an investment risk and a sustainability risk emerging in the index itself." George said the environmental and social considerations vary depending on where a company operates within the AI value chain. "At the data centre layer, we focus ...

Equal Pay Day highlights lifetime cost of gender super gap

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Equal Pay Day is highlighting the long-term impact of Australia's gender pay gap, with Australian Retirement Trust (ART) warning lower earnings compound into significant shortfalls in retirement savings. Equal Pay Day fell on August 17 this year, marking ...

Judgment reveals Fiducian's greenwashing brush-off: 'ESG is still a fad'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... team in 2021, replying that "ESG is still fad that will in time implode from its own irrationalities". The Diversified Social Aspirations Fund (DSAF) was established by FIMS in 2015 in response to demand for an "ethical" or "socially responsible" option ...

Wikramanayake exit highlights women leadership pipeline gap: CEW

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Macquarie chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake's resignation highlights a gap in the economy of not having enough women in the leadership pipeline, Chief Executive Women (CEW) said. After nearly four decades at Macquarie, Wikramanayake will retire ...

Yanara lands $268m backing for Australian renewables

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... vision of accelerating the energy transition through high-quality infrastructure that delivers long-term environmental, social and economic value. Together, we will help build the next generation of reliable and dispatchable renewable energy solutions ...
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