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PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... firms. This leads to a model of "labour-light, tech-forward" business models, and that impacts on the nature of the workforce, Hyat said. "The nature of the workforce has changed," Hyat said. "You have a more skilled workforce, their demands and desires ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... standards, education & training, diversity and gender equality) is a critical component to maintaining a productive workforce. Stakeholder engagement. JPMAM "thinks companies' sustainability depends on companies taking into account the interests of all ...

Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... conduct business with a company working to promote quality jobs and skills, including investing in the future of the workforce. IBM's Global Purpose Study used an international sample of 7,020 adults in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... skills that they have access to, and Australians were more confident than their global peers in the ability to develop a workforce training and development, but less confidence in knowing exactly what skills are needed in the future, and less confidence ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Industry superannuation fund HESTA has allocated $200 million to a healthcare property mandate managed by ISPT. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA HESTA has established the HESTA Healthcare Property Trust, with private hospitals, general medical and residential ...

ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... various issues, including workplace health and safety, environmental protection, global warming, community engagement, workforce skills and diversity, and measures that support economic growth, which would not be possible to replicate. Resolution 2 makes ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... listed companies. This year's report focused on key issues including safety performance, climate related reporting and workforce reporting. With regards to the issue of workplace safety and fatalities, ACSI's research shows that 16 of 22 reported workplace ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... machines, data, and algorithms. Deloitte said that in the future, work will be defined by: - The outputs and problems the workforce solves, not the activities and tasks they execute - The teams and relationships people engage and motivate, not the subordinates ...

Australian businesses seek positive social impact: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... done as a bulk donation of hours to any cause, it doesn't actually achieve any lasting change and it is good for their workforce, but it's not particularly sustainable way to develop brand or culture." In conversations with boards and executive, Hillard ...

Australia's disclosure of executive remuneration lagging: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... sole focus on alignment with share price performance towards a greater focus on how remuneration aligns with general workforce and social expectations. Publication of gender pay gaps in the UK and the Dodd-Frank requirements to disclose the ratio of ...