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Government introduces anti-slavery commissioner legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... business and civil society can help close that gap." Cockayne noted that the new legislation is "clearly modelled" on the NSW model, with one innovation "the specific function given to the Commissioner to engage with, and promote engagement with, victims ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... incredibly important to support the greater uptake more widely, particularly given the costs of these vehicles in Australia. "NSW and Victoria are doing things around efficient buildings and this applies to all government buildings in NSW - they have ...

$50 million backing for Conscious Investment Management fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... as the Siddle Family Foundation and Snow Foundation. The first investment of the new fund will be in conjunction with the NSW Government and Bridge Housing, to fund the acquisition of up to 90 social housing dwellings in Sydney, according to chief investment ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... cobalt mining and state-sponsored forced labour in the production of polysilicon that goes in to PV panels, as highlighted by NSW anti-slavery commissioner James Cockayne. "Efforts to promote the use of renewable energy need to consider the modern slavery ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... advocacy Jennifer Rayner said state governments should seize the opportunity to accelerate their own renewable energy plans. "The NSW Government and others right around the country should grab it with both hands," Rayner said. She called on Canberra ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... in so many different ways," Kitto said. "A consumer who's looking to shop would find that maze very, very difficult." NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner James Cockayne commented: "Governments, businesses, civil society, survivors and consumers must work ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... construction of the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne, Darwin Convention Centre and a portfolio of 10 school facilities in NSW, Austin explained. Infradebt finances renewable energy, storage and decarbonising real assets and currently has $1 billion ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... ASX-listed companies have a higher level of forced labour risk in their operations than other developed countries, according to the NSW independent anti-slavery commissioner. Speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) Phil ...

CEFC allocates $100m to NSW infrastructure roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... allocation will support the construction of renewable generation, long duration storage and grid infrastructure as part of the NSW Infrastructure Roadmap. The roadmap is a policy framework to coordinate the investment in generation, storage and firming ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... CareSuper, Cbus Super, GESB Superannuation, HESTA, Hostplus, NGS Super, Prime Super, Rest Super, Spirit Super, State Super (NSW), TelstraSuper and UniSuper were all acknowledged for their performance. For a super fund to be considered an ESG Superannuation ...