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Men receiving higher salary increases than women: ADP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... more than women, and that's just on the base pay. "Over a 40-year career, that accumulates to a lot. "This impacts superannuation and disincentivises women to stay in the workforce... Less women in senior leadership leads to less women in senior leadership ...

Human rights in business remain a challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... diligence. Recommendations for due diligence requirements have also been put forth by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). UN Guiding Principals advocate for a continuous ...

Investors call for leadership diversity at ASX300 listed companies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... executive leadership in ASX300 companies. Supporting partners include Chief Executive Women, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), and the 30% Club. 40:40 Vision advocates for 40% identifying ...

Sustainable, ethical super products fail performance test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Several sustainable, ethical and faith-based superannuation products have failed this year's superannuation performance test. Australian Retirement Trust's QSuper Socially Responsible option, three of Crescent Wealth's four investment options ...

Investors in hot seat over impact of 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and communities. The impact of a 50 degree day is the subject of a climate risk simulation exercise at the AIST Superannuation Investment Conference 2023. Sister publication Financial Standard is the media partner for the conference. Facilitated by University ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... managed investment funds have outperformed their non-ethical peers over the past 12 months, but recent data from the superannuation industry now reveals median returns for socially responsible growth options have either matched or exceeded those of general ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... are equal" and significant Scope 3 emissions disclosure gaps remain. New research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Promises, pathways & performance: Climate disclosures in the ASX200 reveals substantial gaps in detail, depth ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... alleging "misleading conduct and misrepresentations to the market relating to claims it was an ethical and responsible superannuation fund." "Active Super represented on their website that they eliminated investments that posed too great a risk to the ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... wind, green hydrogen and battery storage. It will look to crowd in investment from Crown companies and entities, superannuation funds, and private sector funds to accelerate New Zealand's renewable transition. Currently, 87.5% of New Zealand's energy ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the Yes campaign. Both the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) support the Voice. ESG and social impact Companies that support the Voice do so because with ESG increasingly ...