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Future Super divests from companies with no women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... "The economics are really clear - diverse boards perform better, and one of the very prominent elements of diversity is gender diversity, and it's also one of the easiest to fix," Hunter said. "We need to invest in companies that are going to perform ...

Business has role to play in protecting human rights: Gillian Triggs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... 7-11, Chatime, Caltex, and Domino's Pizza, and also pointed to the fact that Australia is losing progress on addressing the gender pay gap. "The gender pay gap continues to be an issue," Triggs said. "The World Economic Forum Gender Index places Australia ...

First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... industry in actively engaging with companies to influence their behaviour on significant issues such as climate change, gender equity and diversity and governance practices to support our core purpose of delivering long-term sustainable returns for our ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... million to Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) - a global organization driving impact investing - to develop the ecosystem for gender lens investing in Asia. Durreen Shahnaz, CEO and founder of IIX IIX operates an online platform, Impact Partners, which ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... grade, with a significant improvement across the industry in 79% of the areas assessed. These areas include development in gender equality, responsible purchasing practices, child and forced labour, and transparency. Outland Denim achieved an A+ ethical ...

Right Seat, Right Table, a guide for aspiring board members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... spectrum of non-profits through to listed corporates, Paul notes. "It's not just about being from a specific diversity angle, gender or age or cultural background, but also about the skill set - the non-traditional skill set," he said. "It's more than ...

ACSI updates gender diversity policy to apply to ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has updated its gender diversity policy to extend to ASX201-300 companies, meaning that ASX200 boards with one or zero women directors could face a vote against directors seeking re-election. ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... pattern of behaviour around climate risk - a re-emergence of the definition of key non-financial risks, be it climate, gender diversity, supply chain, or human rights." The report found that globally, the number of human rights-related reporting requirements ...

ACSI finalist for 2018 Human Rights Business Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... improving human rights standards, including advocacy around the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act, supply chain sourcing, gender discrimination, whistleblower protections and wage fraud. "By increasing awareness of human rights risks, advocating ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... the face of intense market competition," McDonald said. The study assigned a diversity score to the companies based on gender diversity and/or evidence of non-US nationality of board members. Companies were classified as 'higher diversity' if the board ...