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ASX100 CEO pay remains below 2009 peak: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... evidence suggests that once you have three or more women on the board, the focus by the board on issues of diversity and equality in a general sense - does get a big uplift in focus." ACSI will continue to focus on engaging with companies to reach the ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... of larger." O'Connor noted that there has been an increase in dedicated impact theme bonds, highlighting NAB's Gender Equality Bond, the issuance of certified green bonds, and the July issuance of Australian Catholic University's Sustainability Bond ...

Australian Catholic University issues $200m Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Green Bond Principles (GBP). Earlier this year, NAB raised $500 million for the first ever social bond focusing on gender equality. The NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) is a fixed income obligation that will be used to finance or refinance organisations ...

Majority of Australian participants want mandatory sustainability reporting: ACCSR survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... the survey, respondents listed the SDGs that organisations were addressing/planning to addres. First was SDG 5 - gender equality, followed by SDG 3, good health and well-being, SDG 9, industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 13, climate action, and ...

NAB raises $500m for first ever gender equality social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The National Australia Bank (NAB) has raised $500 million for the first ever social bond focusing on gender equality, at the upper end of the book build, the bank said. Steve Lambert, executive general manager of capital financing, NAB The NAB Social ...

NAB launches social bond focusing on companies, gender equality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) is launching a social bond focusing specifically on gender equality. Eva Zileli, head of group funding, NAB The NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) is a fixed income obligation open to institutional investors. Participating ...

AXA IM launches "impact-style" fund linked to gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... investment. "Research has shown $12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 by investing in the advancement of women's equality," Christensen said. "We saw a great opportunity to create a 'gender diversity' impact strategy that favours investments ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... goals, but some of the goals were cited by all three banks in their strategies. The first common goal is Goal 5 - Gender Equality. Stewart at ANZ points out that gender equality is the lowest hanging fruit, but realistically it is also the fastest and ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... the SDGs. Companies report that the most important of the goals for Australian and New Zealand businesses are gender equality, good health and wellbeing, and decent work and economic growth. "At ACCSR we've always worked with international frameworks ...

Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... was that it is focused in women and girls. We are focused on women and girls primarily, and as a strategy for gender equality as a preventative and a responsive approach to family violence." Eleven organisations - Anglicare SA, ANZ Australia, Bank Australia ...