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No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... or government intervention, according to the recent Towards Board Gender Parity report by the University of Queensland Business School. "When the push for gender diversity on the ASX 200 began, there was a view that Australia did not offer the talent ...

Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Fear animal welfare commitment. Forrest is challenging JBS to commit to the principle, which is applied to agri-food business Harvest Road and its beef processing company, Harvey Beef. Harvest Road is owned by Tattarang, the private investment group ...

Gender pay gaps "sabotage" diversity, profits: UniSA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... leverage diversity and therefore organisations are not getting those enhanced benefits," Gould said. Gender pay gaps pose a business risk. The study concludes that executive men more than women can hit at company returns. If a male executive is paid ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but climate clarity needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... trend, the targets are getting better, and companies are doing more of that materiality analyses and linking it to their business to some degree." What is necessary to demonstrate commitment and progress towards accomplishing targets linked ot the SDGs ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... world later. "The current focus on modern slavery - we see that as an extension of a general focus on labour within the business context." When speaking with Australian investors about fossil fuels, there are questions about global energy transition ...

Uptick in web application attacks on financial institutions: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... 2020, and it's a combination of a few factors relating to the changes financial services companies are making to their business functions through COVID-19 as well as other business transformation initiatives," Wilson said. "It is also partly due as well ...

Assessing animal testing as a governance issue: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... products is increasingly banned and restricted, but companies still face questions over animal welfare that point to overall business governance quality, according to Vontobel Asset Management. An estimated 10 million animals are still put through tests ...

New Forests hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Global forestry investments manager New Forests has hired a head of sustainability and created a new impact and advocacy business unit. Jo Saleeba joins as head of sustainability, after a short stint at FTSE Russell. She was the inaugural CEO of the ...

BlueScope sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... evaluated as an integral part of the project. The strong earnings and cash flow capability of our Australian Steel Products business provides significant flexibility and optionality to adopt new technologies and iron making configurations as and when ...

Improve ESG data, analytics to enhance decisions: SAS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... shareholder and corporate decisions, according to SAS. Currently, ESG data is still disparate, which limits the ways in which business decision makers can use it to inform strategic planning, said Linda Byun, head of business advisory, South Asia and ...