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SEC rules against Amazon pension case

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... funds holding companies flagged as major greenhouse gas emitters and involved in Indonesian and Amazon rainforest destruction. However, Amazon does offer one sustainable option that employees can opt into. Currently, less than 2% of the plan's assets ...

HESTA impact lead goes it alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... lobbying efforts for more coal mines - stakeholders will recognise this and punish it," Delahunty said. Citing the destruction of Juukan Gorge, Delahunty said Rio's Reconciliation Action Plan promoted the company's steps to progress the voice ...

RIAA, HESTA back key First Nations project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... rights of First Peoples. The initiative is part of a continuing response from investors and business in the wake of the destruction of Juukan Gorge on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (Binigura) peoples. This 2020 event marked ...

Super, fund manager ASX dominance launches inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... months has shown Australian superannuation funds to be highly capable in calling out inefficiency and shareholder value destruction. It would be a more efficient use of the parliament's time to explore the regulatory impact on consumers and funds ...

M&As to create super advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... strategy for everyone, and ill-considered deals usually result in disruption, increased cost and complexity and value destruction, he warned. "M&A is an important tool for business growth and in the next three years many advisers will be tempted to do ...

HESTA nabs Hostplus executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... campaign to engage with mining company Rio Tinto - which the fund is a shareholder in - following the Juukan Gorge destruction. The fund's engagement work aimed to see the company improve its conduct and agreements with traditional owners. "Rio Tinto's ...

The secret to looking good in the media: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... occurred to a successful businessperson. He also compared the BHP Samarco damn collapse to the Rio Tinto Juukan Gorge destruction. BHP, he said, had the chief executive on the ground in Brazil and fronting media immediately. The company also kept information ...

Westpac best for ESG reporting in Australia: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... regions is transparency around stakeholder involvement," Paterson said. "You need look no further than Rio Tinto's destruction of Australia's cultural heritage at the Juukan Gorge rock shelter to see what can happen when a company does not listen and ...

Australian recovery has been outstanding: La Trobe Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... more lockdown measures. "Lockdowns are doing real damage to our economy. The damage can result in permanent wealth destruction," Andrews said. "New South Wales has mastered the art of managing inevitable outbreaks without widespread lockdowns and the ...

Most ethical companies revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... some. The Rainforest Rescue Organisation campaigned against the company, saying that its palm oil supplier was causing destruction to rainforests. The company cut ties with the Indonesian supplier in question in 2018 according to Reuters.