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Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... and board renewal through the lens of voting at AGMs this season? A: We are seeing Board diversity improve through better gender mix, which is a welcome development, but I would also add that real diversity is much broader than gender. If we have a board ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... its diversity for the better. "Of the 15 new hires we had in 2020, 53% are women (we recognise this doesn't speak to gender identities that sit outside the binary, and we hope to explore that over time, too), and 73% self-report as being a person ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... decision making, risk oversight, and innovation, as well as how management teams with a critical mass of racial, ethnic, and gender diversity are more likely to generate above-average profitability," Taraporevala said in the letter. "Likewise, companies ...

Women continue to make strides in ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... the aggregate target in the very near future. "We are calling on all companies who have not yet made active steps towards gender-balance in their leadership to consider the full pool of board-ready candidates for their next appointment." The ASX 300 ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... implications from the COVID-19 pandemic and Biden's commitments to shore up and expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to gender inequality, with the US being the only OECD country not offering paid parental leave, and of course action on climate. ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... particular safety culture) is vital." Cleanaway also identified that its business and strategy touch upon nine SDGs, including gender equality, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, reduced ...

Class linked to experience of inclusion at work: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, age, caring status, class, cultural background, disability status, gender, religion, and sexual orientation and gender identity," said Lisa Annese, DCA CEO. "Class was the diversity demographic most ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... report identifies next steps for the 2021 and 2022 fiscal year. Medibank identified SDG3, good health and wellbeing, SDG5, gender equality, SDG 8, decent work and economic growth, SDG0, reduced inequalities, SDG 13, climate action, and SDG17, partnership ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Infrastructure, and Woodside. While State Street remains engaged on the topic of diversity and inclusion, it will be pushing beyond gender diversity into ethnic heritage and other areas of consideration. This has been influenced by social movements around ...

Climate, worker rights rise up ESG agenda: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... stopped focusing on diversity as a concern - according to the report, respondents appear to place emphasis on increasing gender diversity in executive ranks, with 53% of respondents strongly agreeing this is an area of focus compared to 35% who strongly ...