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University of Melbourne launches investment funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... commercialisation ecosystem across the university's precincts. "Universities have a social responsibility to make a difference in the world, and one way we do this is through translating our research into public good," University of Melbourne vice-chancellor ...

Fossil fuel divestment bill passes California Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... into clean energy companies," Fossil Free California communications coordinator CJ Koepp said. "These investments have real-world consequences-not only for the firefighters, teachers, and healthcare workers who are counting on their pensions to invest ...

U Ethical adds two directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... ethical investor, with its first funds established in 1985. Its north star of investing with purpose, and improving our world through the power of ethical investing, is a huge attraction for me - enabling me to also "give back" and improve our world ...

Class gifts employees leave to fight burnout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... executive Andrew Russell said. "We want our team to take the time to unwind, de-stress and recharge." In 2019, the World Health Organization recognised workplace burnout as an "occupational phenomenon". And there is evidence that the pandemic, lockdowns ...

Office workers burnt out: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... withdrawal from others, emotional fragility and physical symptoms like headaches, nausea, and low libido. The World Health Organisation has officially recognised burnout as an "occupational syndrome" in its International Classification of Diseases.

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... almost always never do. Case in point, in its December 19, 2019 dot plot - before China alerted the World Health Organisation (WHO) of coronavirus infections in Wuhan (on 31 December) - shows the Fed's median forecasts for the fed funds rate to remain ...

Special course to manage work conflict

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... and timely to launch this new course on the one-year anniversary of the 'working-from-home' phenomenon, which changed the world of work for good," SuperFriend head of consulting Pippa Rose said. "Workplace conflict is a common occurrence that can affect ...

Most ethical companies revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Ethisphere has released a list of the world's most ethical publicly traded companies, and has claimed that these companies outperformed a comparable index by 7.1% over the last five years. "Honorees integrate ethics and values with corporate strategy. ...

HESTA announces award finalists

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... services professionals care about the future of our society, economy and planet and do incredible things every day to make the world a better place," HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said. "These finalists are improving social and financial outcomes ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine, the variant

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... could lead to a stronger recovery than currently projected." What a difference a few months make. The World Health Organisation (WHO) named the virus COVID-19 on February 11 last year and declared it a pandemic exactly a month after on 11 March 2020. ...