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CPA's putting the 'S' in ESG: How does Canada compare?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... their timeline rather than areas of greatest need in their community." She said that to address this, diversity and inclusion reporting is needed at more senior levels. Companies need to adopt a wider set of diversity disclosures expanded beyond internal ...

Cleaning up diversity-washing boosts business performance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... to help businesses self-assess, improve business outcomes, and move towards best practice on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The new cloud-based software aims to help business owners, HR managers, finance teams and diversity and inclusion managers ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Companies may "have multiple guidelines and internal policies on compliance training, responsible marketing, diversity and inclusion, but they are trying to establish what is relevant for investors". Asian markets progressing at different speeds ESG ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Eight thousand farmers across Australia have opposed the inclusion of biodiversity offsets for land clearing in the federal government's Nature Market Repair Bill, which they say could not effectively offset habitat loss from other developments. The ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... equip frontline workers, set up a hotline. Enable remedy: improve access to services, improve sharing of information, inclusion of survivors in leadership. Foster responsible business practices: identify and address slavery in supply chains and investment ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... offsets as it is likely to undermine the primary purpose of the Bill which is to deliver voluntary nature repair. "The inclusion of offsets initially, without at least additional legislative changes is our key area of concern." AGL Energy asked the government ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Striking a balance between improving marketing strategies and respecting customer privacy is paramount. Bias, equity and inclusion: Whether AI outputs are found to be bias or not often reflect societal biases due to biased inputs or datasets, such as ...

Aust Post launches inaugural sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... 2025 from a 2019 baseline, has set commitments across Australia Post's Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility and Inclusion Plan and through its safety agenda; and spending $100 million with social enterprise and Indigenous suppliers by 2025. "As ...

Outgoing APRA deputy governor calls for greater board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... institutions prudently. Rowell flagged that while at the moment, APRA raises awareness around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) DEI, "we are also considering how we can strengthen this aspect of governance and risk management as part of upcoming ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Last year, the themes were net zero emissions; natural resource management: water and waste; diversity, equality and inclusion; and Nature Action 100. The company has $275 billion in sustainability integrated assets, with $25 billion in Australia. With ...