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War, vice and climate: assessing investors ethical stands

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... companies comprising gambling, pornography, tobacco, alcohol and cannabis. The analysis divided investors by generation and gender with the age categories being Silent Generation (DOB pre-1946); Baby Boomers (DOB 1946 to 1964); Gen X (1965-1979), Millennials/Gen ...

Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... clients globally reported having goals related to sustainability in their lives, while 62% of clients, regardless of age or gender, have goals related to generating a legacy. Both of these - sustainability and legacy - are important when considering ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... screens out companies involved in labour and human rights abuses, unethical supply chains, fossil fuels, animal cruelty, gender discrimination, tobacco, gambling, palm oil, controversial weaponry, or have a recent track record of environmental damage ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... extension of the existing Fearless Girl campaign, Colton said. "Fearless Girl was a push for cognitive diversity," he said. Gender is an observable characteristic that is a good proxy, or instrumental variable, for cognitive diversity. But we know that ...

Rainmaker tracks gender diversity of ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... also within the super fund itself," Rainmaker said in the study. "Diversity obviously takes a multitude of forms, spanning gender diversity, cultural diversity, racial diversity and health and political diversity." As part of this inaugural study, Rainmaker ...

Women near parity in 2021 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Louise Petschler, AICD general manager of advocacy. "This is where we need it to stay to maintain the momentum on board gender diversity that we have seen over the past few years." Over the last 10 years the appointment rate of women on ASX 200 boards ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... use the college educated population because it is a higher bar compared to the industry" the Firm said. "We measure both gender and ethnicity by corporate title. It is important to use corporate title to hold ourselves accountable. The diversity index ...

More women on ASX200 boards, but lag in CEO and chair roles: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... long-term shareholder value." In 2019, ACSI announced a policy calling for listed companies to set a timeframe for achieving gender balanced boards, which it says can be met with a 40:40:20 mix that allows flexibility for appropriate renewal. Investors ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... "unlikely to hire" in equities, 43% in real assets), not having a dedicated ESG headcount (43% in fixed income), or lacking gender/ethnic diversity (31% of investors in hedge funds "unlikely to hire").

Australian businesses march on with ESG integration: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... to hold their employers to account in 2021 on the issues of climate change, individuals' health and financial wellbeing, gender equity and racial diversity. Having a grassroots up approach to ESG acceleration, where employees are engaged in delivering ...