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LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... tail risks, hence the importance of fossil fuel dependency or carbon footprint. Two, the [other factors] e.g. gender equality or GINI co-efficients, are more of a beta argument. We are confident that Investing in these countries is a better bet because ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... in 10 years, which is unheard of in IT. I attribute it to the culture of the firm and the things that we do." Gender equality and making sure that women are represented in the upper echelons of law firm management is another issue for the legal industry. ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... to human capital management as one area of social consideration. "We believe there are direct benefits from workplace equality, flexible working arrangements, occupational health and safety policies," she said. "However it's still hard to quantify the ...

Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... trend towards part time roles." Several financial services industries have developed their own initiatives on gender equality - the Commonwealth Bank in 2009 committed to increasing the number of women in senior management to 35% by 2014, from just over ...

ANZ targets 40 percent women managers by September

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... board, and 3 female CEOs in their Asia Pacific business. Additionally, the bank is examining managers to evaluate pay equality as part of the annual review and is "[e]mbedding gender equity into our human resource policies and practices," such as a global ...