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Philanthropic donations under scrutiny

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... worth noting that by virtue of appearing in the AEC disclosure, the AEC has categorised referendum-related donations as a politics-related matter. For investors it comes down to transparency, disclosure, and the reasoning. While corporates normally do ...

Queensland to boost clean economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... will unlock clean jobs, clean industries and opportunities in regional Queensland. This is something that all sides of politics should support. "However, 75% must be the floor, not the ceiling of Queensland's ambition. "The target is still too low ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... investment in risk reduction through mitigation and adaptation. Extreme weather, rising seas, decarbonisation, economics, and politics all impact the sector. These issues are triggering enormous changes in how we power our economy, build supply chains ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... "Companies play a role in society. The Voice improves social cohesion which will help the economy". "We're stuck in wedge politics around one of the greatest challenges this country faces in its relationship with First Nations people," Gordon said. ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Michael Daley said a lack of awareness was one of the main problems the plan hopes to address. "There is no room for politics whatsoever when it comes to modern slavery," Daley said. "More work is needed to raise awareness and understanding of what modern ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and freedom of expression. Australians "should not underestimate this as a very important issue" Reynolds said. "If US politics sneezes, we catch a cold," Lynch added. "It is possible to believe we live in a permanent sunny land... but we've never faced ...

Missouri pulls BlackRock mandate in anti-ESG move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... practices." Gov. DeSantis, who is facing re-election in November and is seen as a rising national leader in Republican Party politics in the US, said that "corporate power has increasingly been utilised to impose an ideological agenda on the American ...

Florida gov bans ESG from state pension investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... practices." Gov. DeSantis, who is facing re-election in November and is seen as a rising national leader in Republican Party politics in the US, said that "corporate power has increasingly been utilised to impose an ideological agenda on the American ...

Ninety One hires sustainability director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... masters from both the London School of Economics in environment and development and from the University of Edinburgh in politics.

Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... capitalism, which he said is about delivering long-term, durable returns for shareholders. "Stakeholder capitalism is not about politics," he said. "It is not a social or ideological agenda. It is not 'woke.' It is capitalism, driven by mutually beneficial ...
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