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Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new mentor program from Future IM/Pact is making it easier for investment teams to recruit female finance professionals. The program hopes to address key structural barriers that hinder skilled and numerate women from entering Australia's $4 trillion ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... to back loans to women. It has enabled over 500 women-led SMEs in Southeast Asia to access $4.43 million in a blended finance model. Good Return Asia manager Diana Tjoeng says gender-driven investing solutions provide a solution to helping women access ...

Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... financial services and professional, scientific and technical services were revealed to be more male-dominated. In the finance industry, the median base salary gender pay gap is 23%, and the median total remuneration gender pay gap is 26%. Although the ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... with companies in the consumer staples sector having a significantly higher volume of procurement of physical goods than finance." All sectors disclosed more in governance and environmental aspects, and less in economic and social aspects. "Some reasons ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... (CIO) at Mirova. The B Corp, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers with US$32.8 billion AUM, provides responsible finance solutions to institutional and wholesale renewable energy, storage and low-carbon mobility providers. Peers says that although ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reveals the construction industry - a traditionally male-dominated field - has a median pay gap of 32%. Similarly, the finance industry has a median total remuneration gap of 26%. "We need to see more women in senior roles to address these challenges," ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Major financial intuitions and companies are falling behind on global deforestation, as the EU enacts a new law to protect and restore nature. 75% of the Earth's land surface has been significantly altered by human activities, according to the UN Environment ...

Investors scrutinise Australia-first gender pay gap data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... across industries, with the worst offender being construction industry with a median employer gender pay gap of 32%. In the finance industry, the median base salary gender pay gap is 23%, and the median total remuneration gender pay gap is 26%. The gender ...

GreenCollar makes strategic acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... low carbon and nature-led transition by maximising EnergyLink's engineering and GreenCollar's environmental market and finance expertise," said EnergyLink Services CEO, Philip Link. "This partnership means we can better assist sectors including heavy ...

Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Aware Super has inked a US$50 million deal to buy a speciality infrastructure finance company alongside Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) Green Investment Group (GIG). Aware's private equity team will co-invest in Galway Sustainable Capital (GSC) ...