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AI toolkit to protect human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... "This is what I think responsible investing is about - it's about putting in those guardrails and putting up those ethical boundaries at the front end... [to] mitigate our own risk and not see a tech wreck." Lyster commented: "Investors, through ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... investors must navigate new risks affecting supply chains, food security and human rights. Responsible investors must weigh ethical responsibility with protecting against financial risk. While most geopolitical risks do not affect capital markets significantly ...

New framework for investors to navigate AI released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... revolution, however, there will be winners and losers. Rapid advancement also paves the way for significant risks and ethical concerns, which investors must understand, measure, and manage." Cairns said the RAI toolkit is designed to address those concerns ...

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Lucchese recently joined MLC Life Insurance as sustainability manager. Prior, she was the head of ethics and impact at U Ethical Investors and an ESG consultant at MSCI ESG Research. With a background in climate science, sustainability best practice ...

Australian Ethical reaches $10 bn FUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The ethical investor saw a 7% rise in funds under management to $10.33 billion for the March quarter on the back of new members and cash inflows into its superannuation arm. Australian Ethical is an investment manager with over $10.0 billion in funds ...

RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... the Gold Coast Light Rail or Brisbane bikeways, or a Sunshine Coast Solar Farm," said Karen McLeod, financial adviser at Ethical Investment Advisers. "As advisers, we know that clients would like to invest more in local green projects. There is certainly ...

Podcast: Divestment, impact, and all that good stuff with Sharon Davis of Future Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... invests for a fossil fuel free future. The superannuation firm has no coal, oil and gas holdings, and an ethos rooted in ethical investment with a focus on clean energy and social impact projects. The pair chat impact investing, stewardship (proxy voting ...

Social impact groups bolster leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... home the top award at the recent Banksia Sustainability Awards, appointed a new head of impact. Beverley Brock joins the ethical apparel brand from a background in fundraising for various non-profits including Sisters of Charity Foundation, Dress for ...

Podcast: Boeing, Qantas and corporate governance in aviation - with Megan Motto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... ongoing Boeing scandals, investors - and the public - are asking questions on corporate governance, risk management, and ethical conduct. Today we chat with Megan Motto, CEO of the Governance Institute of Australia - a professional association for company ...

DEI winner takes home top prize

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... fashion house The Social Outfit provides employment and training to people from refugee and new migrant communities via an ethical manufacturing studio and retail store - while reducing textile waste. The charity won the Gold National Banksia Sustainability ...
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