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ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), a pioneer in impact investing, and the proceeds will support between 280,000 to 300,000 women across Asia and Africa to transition to more sustainable, climate-resilient livelihoods. The US$50 million bond comprises ...

Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... most important thing for me is the recognition of the need to lift critical long-term drivers of the economy - the focus on women and climate change as productivity and business investment issues is quite interesting," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of the ...

Podcast: Nurturing diversity in investment management with Yolanda Beattie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... into investment management industry. Progress in recruiting more diverse people into investment management- particularly women - has been made in recent years, mainly in mid-level roles, but more work is needed. Beattie has noted that the twin trends ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... an edge as a sustainability finance professional. Seery has previously spoken with FS Sustainability, saying that putting women into design roles and leadership positions can add value to companies through increased innovation and more inclusive products ...

ASX300 upping the ante on ESG reporting: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... earlier. However the data also highlights areas where many companies are still yet to make significant progress such as women on executive leadership teams, gender pay gap targets and reconciliation action plans. The Melior Australian Impact Fund has ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... The charities that will initially receive funding through the Innova Sustainable Future Managed Account Solution include: Women's Community Shelters, which works with communities to establish short term emergency accommodation and support; Love Mercy ...

Millennials, Gen X lead impact investing demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... concept of impact investing appealing, with appeal highest amongst Millennials (68%), followed by Gen X (60%), Men (60%), Women (55%) and Baby Boomers (45%). Australian Millennials are also the most likely to currently invest and to plan to invest within ...

More women on boards, but cultural diversity stagnating: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
More women are taking director roles, but a shrinking number of women are holding female-occupied seats, raising concerns about overboarding, according to research from the Governance Institute. The Governance Institute has released its latest Board ...

Sustainability, growth drive NextGen family business: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... could gain from bringing greater attention to the relative roles of their male and female NextGen members. Far fewer of the women NextGens surveyed, 43%, are in leadership roles than are the male respondents, 59%. Not surprisingly perhaps, fewer women ...

Retail demand for thematic ESG ETFs climbs: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... types of thematic ETFs they would consider, and more than 50% of all respondents selected renewable energy, with 60% of women saying they favoured a renewable energy thematic. AI was the second most popular thematic, at slightly more than 40%, robotics ...