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AustralianSuper gives Rio Tinto slap on the wrist

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Rio Tinto got a talking to from AustralianSuper in relation to it blowing up a 40,000 year old Aboriginal heritage site, but the fund won't be selling down its $1 billion dollar stake. AustralianSuper chief investment officer and deputy chief executive ...

Industry fund drops Rio Tinto amid sacred site outcry

HARRISON WORLEY, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... Billiton has halted plans to expand its South Flank iron ore mining operation which may destroy up to 86 significant Aboriginal heritage sites in the central Pilbara dating back 15,000 years. The Guardian reported that BHP's plans were approved by ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... managing director Kirstin Hunter has disavowed the plans of mining giant BHP, which may destroy up to 86 significant Aboriginal heritage sites in the central Pilbara under plans to expand its South Flank iron ore mining operation, according to The Guardian. ...

NGS Super sets up impact committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... a perfect example, we want to look at how we can source [it] from organisations run by people with disabilities or aboriginal people," she said. The second job for the committee will be to look at its internal practices and implement more sustainable ...

Future Fund returns 1.9% for the quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... received a $7.8 billion investment from the government which is being deployed in line with its investment mandate. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund ("ATSILS Fund") established in February has returned 1.3% since then. ...

First carbon neutral super fund named

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... footprint include the purchase of a limited number of certified offsets, such as savanna burning projects that support Aboriginal employment in the Western Australia's Northern Kimberly region and tree planting initiatives in the Babinda rainforest. ...

Banks sluggish on Indigenous financial inclusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... recognise different cultural attitudes towards money, a new report from the First Nations Foundation reveals. Of the 620 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people interviewed, a staggering 75% had some difficulty accessing help from financial ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... The signing was prompted by the second anniversary of the Uluru Statement's creation. It was created by over 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders who met at the foot of Uluru to sign the statement. Sunsuper and AustralianSuper were the ...

Future Fund crosses $150 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... Future, DisabilityCare Australia Fund, nation-building funds (Building Australia and Education Investment) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (ATSILS Fund). The $9.6 billion medical research fund picked up its performance ...

Christian Super launches reconciliation action plan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... reconciliation action plan (RAP), demonstrating a commitment to better recognising and understanding issues faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities Christian Super chief executive Ross Piper said: "As a superannuation fund there are ...