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Pension funds urged to measure and communicate broader social value

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... funds to identify and communicate the broader benefits they already deliver, including reducing elder poverty, improving health outcomes and supporting social cohesion. The second stage focuses on optimal initiatives that can deepen social impact, including ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... prime working age, contributing more to taxes and social contributions than they receive in social protection, housing, health, and education spending. The "zero migration" scenario is an extreme, the report said, and its value lies in quantifying the ...

$50k a minute: Billionaire wealth boom highlights inequality in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's billionaires increased their collective wealth by $25.67 billion over the past year, which is equivalent to almost $50,000 per minute according to new analysis by Oxfam Australia. Drawing on the 2026 Australian Financial Review Rich ...

Sustainable debt market reaches US$7tn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The Global Sustainable debt market has surpassed US$7 trillion in cumulative issuance. New data release by the Climate Bonds Initiative shows the green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bond market, collectively referred to as GSS+ has ...

ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... oil prices. It is reshaping the environmental, social and governance (ESG) realm through energy security, food inflation, health risks and national preparedness. Echoes of the 1970s: Energy shocks, security and ESG The US-Iran conflict has triggered ...

ASX20 shows progress on mental health, but more to be done

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
A report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) found accountability for workplace mental health is underdeveloped among ASX20 companies and companies aren't consistently walking their own talk on the issue. ACSI assessed the ASX20 ...

AHRC calls for long-overdue Human Rights Act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... self-esteem, their participation in public life, their opportunity to access to employment, education and housing and their health and wellbeing. Left unchecked it can lead to violence," he said. "When we fail to protect a minority group from harm, we ...

Housing affordability widening intergenerational equity gap: Study

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... the Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index (AAIEI), tracks the changes in social, environmental, housing, health, and more across different demographics. This includes the wealth and wellbeing of Australians aged 25-34, 45-54 and 65-74 since ...

Responsible investors should be wary of defence developments: Zenith

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... and considerations for investors, including human rights violations, corruption, political instability, environmental and health impacts, land contamination and high carbon emissions, Higgins said. Investors may hold indirect exposure to the defence ...

NSW government grants $11m to curb carbon pollution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The NSW government is granting $11 million to support low carbon farming and land management projects that aim to cut pollution and support the state's transition to net zero. Nine projects worth more than $6.6 million are already approved and will ...
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