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Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... different goals, but some of the goals were cited by all three banks in their strategies. The first common goal is Goal 5 - Gender Equality. Stewart at ANZ points out that gender equality is the lowest hanging fruit, but realistically it is also the ...

ACSI issues vote warning to remaining all-male ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Davidson said. The policy states that ACSI will recommend a vote against directors in companies "which perform poorly on gender diversity and either will not engage with ACSI or will not outline how they plan to address the issue."

Louise Davidson joins International Integrated Reporting Council board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... in Australia and globally." Davidson's appointment strengthens "the balance of the IIRC's board in terms of geography, gender, diversity and sector," IIRC noted. IIRC has also cited surveys from EY, in which 70% of institutional investors responding ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... strategies with the SDGs. Companies report that the most important of the goals for Australian and New Zealand businesses are gender equality, good health and wellbeing, and decent work and economic growth. "At ACCSR we've always worked with international ...

Women comprise 42% of 2016 ASX200 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the end of May. "The solid progress this year gives us hope that Australia's biggest companies have got the message that gender diversity is not just common sense, but also good business sense," said John Brodgen, AICD's managing director and chief executive ...

Disconnects holding back gender diversity: EY report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Although gender diversity is a governance issue for corporate boards globally, only 13% of executives from companies around the world expect a significant increase in the number of women in leadership roles in the next five years, according to a new ...

Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... the program was that it is focused in women and girls. We are focused on women and girls primarily, and as a strategy for gender equality as a preventative and a responsive approach to family violence." Eleven organisations - Anglicare SA, ANZ Australia ...

Mercer hires Yolanda Beattie as practice leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Beattie, diversity and inclusion practice leader, Mercer Beattie comes to Mercer from the Australian government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), where she was executive manager strategy and engagement. She will spearhead the firm's diversity ...

Workplace diversity a driver of innovation: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... that diverse teams solve complex tasks better than homogenous teams. DCA also noted research that cultural diversity and gender diversity also increase the ability of organisations to generate creative solutions and innovation. Diversity Council Australia ...

Elizabeth Proust appointed AICD chairman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... behalf of directors," said John Brogden, AICD managing director and chief executive officer. "Her passion for issues such as gender diversity and public policy reform will be of great benefit to the organisation as it seeks to increase its impact." Proust ...