Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

PRI chief executive steps down, while ACSI strengthens its ESG team with a Greenfluence founder and HOPE Housing hires a director to raise capital.

Prime Super will remove the SRI Balanced option from its investments lineup, citing its poor performance.

Shareholder engagement is likely to change this year, ISS-Corporate says.

New polling suggests Australians are still not convinced a move to net zero is in their best interests, much preferring the government focus on affordability and reliability.