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ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Adjusted Index. Vanguard claimed the index excluded only companies with significant business activities in a range of industries, including those in fossil fuels, but has since admitted that a "significant proportion" of the securities in the index and ...

CBA launches green business loan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... (CBA) 2030 Sustainability Funding Target (SFT) aims to deliver $70 billion in cumulative funding across sustainable industries and asset types including clean energy, energy efficiency, low-carbon transport, commercial property, land and agriculture ...

Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... most management personnel are men: men are 78% of CEOs, 63% of key management, and 58% of all managers. Higher-paid industries such as financial services and professional, scientific and technical services were revealed to be more male-dominated. In ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... 37% received 3 stars, 13% received 2 stars and 3% received 1 star for how comprehensive their disclosure was. Certain industries, such as consumer staples and materials, disclosed more than others. Financial services ranked poorly. Within the ASX 200 ...

Funds SA hires ESG expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Company, the government relations and strategic public policy firm, and as a project and executive officer at Primary Industries and Regions SA. Commenting on the appointment, Funds SA chief executive John Piteo said the importance of ESG analysis and ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... mix of societal and workplace factors, that can start as early as school or university, when women think about what industries they want to work in," White said. Employers need to have a clear roadmap for understanding the pay gap and why more women ...

Podcast: Taking the ESG temperature of ASX companies - Emilie O'Neill

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... approximately 200 ASX-listed corporates with responses received in November 2023. Respondents came from a diverse range of industries, with financials and industrials best represented. 13% of respondents with a market cap of less than $200 million, 22% ...

Investors scrutinise Australia-first gender pay gap data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... employees who were furloughed, and non-binary employees. There is significant variation in the gender pay gap across industries, with the worst offender being construction industry with a median employer gender pay gap of 32%. In the finance industry ...

Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... long-term business goals. Overall, 66% of family businesses consider ESG and sustainability moderately important. Certain industries, such as Technology & Media Communications and Arts & Recreation, display particularly high levels of commitment to sustainable ...

Queensland to boost clean economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... particularly in regional areas. This will build on the momentum already underway across Queensland, which is delivering new industries and jobs in places like Townsville, Gladstone and Mackay. "Working together now to cut climate pollution and keep communities ...