If big money is going to invest in clean energy and technology, the rules have to be clear. Australia’s launch of a green finance strategy last week was a good start but there is further to go.
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The good news includes a return to real wage growth and a restrained increase in unemployment. The bad news includes even higher home prices and a per-capita recession.
We assessed 187 ASX200 companies – together they produce 32% of Australia’s operational emissions.
Executives are often given bonuses that “vest” on a particular date. If the share price is high on that date, regardless of the reason, they get payouts.
The coronavirus stock market crash is more jumpy, and harder to rein in, in part because of the role of retirees.
Australia has more to fear than most countries from a global trade and currency war. All eyes will be on the Reserve Bank governor Friday as he attempts to outline what might happen.
The Conversation’s distinguished panel predicts unusually weak growth, dismal spending, no improvement in either unemployment or wage growth, and an increased chance of recession.
Monday’s share market surge was a pure as any a test of what the market thought.
The Conversation has assembled a forecasting team of 19 academic economists from 12 universities across six states. Together, they assign a 25% probability to a recession within two years.
The only predictor of boards reaching 30% female directors is if it has a director who sits on another board that has already met the target.
Fears of a currency war have not come to fruition in Asia, making Asia’s current market woes look even more like the effects of contagion.
By assuming that prior service on a board is the prerequisite to success, companies are overlooking a large pool of talented women.
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics and Finance, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania
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Vice President and Executive Dean, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University
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Industry Fellow, Corporate Governance & Senior Lecturer, Swinburne Law School, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Innovation Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Editorial and Communication Manager, Climateworks Centre
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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System Lead - Sustainable Corporates, Climateworks Centre
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Senior Analyst, Climateworks Centre, Climateworks Centre
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Professor - Risk governance, culture, remuneration, Macquarie University
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Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Program Lead, Business, Economy and Governance at the Institute for Sustainable Futures., University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Lecturer, Australian National University