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California considers bill to force fossil fuel divestment for CalPERS, CalSTRS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... members referred the bill to the Judiciary Committee for a further hearing on 18 April. CalPERS - the California Public Employees Retirement System - has approximately US$443 billion in assets under management, while CalSTRS - the California State Teachers' ...

Four in five companies prefer penalties to sustainability, study finds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability strategy, they were likely to lose staff. A previous study by Amba found that sustainability is a top concern for employees, with 63% of respondents believing that companies should strive to be sustainable in all aspects of their operations. ...

The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Ditzell calls a "two tiered" society - with benefits flowing exclusively to skilled workers and permanent full-time employees in a time when approximately 250,000 Australians are part of the gig economy and over 30% of the workforce are in the trades. ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... the firm considers empowerment through six lenses - women as entrepreneurs, women as leaders with business, women as employees, which covers finding businesses where policies empower women's participation in the workforce. Further considerations include ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Change; Waste and Material Management; Conservation of Biodiversity; Protection of Special Sites; Local Communities; Employees and Farm Labor; Legal and Regulatory Compliance; Management Review and Continual Improvement; and Tenant-Operated Operations. ...

Cultivating culture

ANDREW DALE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... interacts. A good corporate culture drives superior business performance - it motivates and retains the most talented employees who ensure sustained strategy execution. It also promotes equality in the workplace and supports both social and industrial ...

Activist investor launches Santos campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... aggressive ramp up in upstream growth spending has undone much of that good work. "We have great respect for Santos, its employees, and the important role played by the Company in the Asia-Pacific economy. Our investment is underpinned by a high conviction ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... there's a governance framework to manage cyber risk. We want to see it embedded to the culture of the business, and to see employees trained on it, because that's where the biggest penetration is. Many of the companies reported concerns related to cybersecurity ...

Push for greater ESG alignment in C-Suite pay

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... between remuneration and ESG factors. "Companies say that ESG is value-creative because they can attract more talented employees, for one example, but there's no link to the way they compensate executives. If its' so important, why not optimize that ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... portfolio by 2025. For the ESG part of the deferred compensation, this metric accounts for 75% for AXA IM Core and 37.5% for employees whose functions cut across. The second metric is an assets under management target for 50% of the real estate portfolio ...