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Diversity Council Australia Inclusion@Work Index shows value of, need for inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... representation of particular groups, but everyone benefits from inclusion, including people who oppose it. If we look at gender inclusive workplaces, men benefit just as much from more inclusive workplaces even if initiatives are aimed at women." The ...

HESTA to survey investment managers for workplace gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
HESTA is surveying 70 of its Australian and international investment managers about their workplace gender as part of their wider focus on gender diversity through its investment value chain. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA HESTA, which has $43 billion in assets ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... financial products that fall into the environmental or social class, including last year's $500 million NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality), a fixed income obligation that used to finance or refinance organisations that the Workplace Gender Equality Agency ...

ACCR seeking shareholders for resolution at Rio Tinto AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... we have two planed - one is on trade associations, but beyond the mining sector and beyond the MCA. The other is on the gender pay gap across the ASX100. We're still in the design phase of that research."

BetaShares sees increased demand for "true to label" ethical products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... exclude financiers for fossil fuel projects as well." In addition to environmental screens, FAIR also screens companies for gender diversity to eliminate companies that don't have representation of women on boards. Vynokur cited TPG as one company eliminated ...

Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
A number of Australian listed companies have been included in the 2018 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI). The GEI is a reference index that measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, external community support ...

UCA Funds Management hires Mathew Browning as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... valuable as the organisation continues its push into this area." Pearse's appointment is in line with UCA Funds Management's gender diversity commitments over the last year. UCA has engaged directly with ASX listed companies to work to the Australian ...

BetaShares launches Australian equities ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... seekers, alcohol, junk foods, pornography, human rights and supply chain concerns, and payday lending. FAIR also introduces a gender diversity screen, requiring a "requisite level" of gender diversity at the board level. FAIR's methodology also preferences ...

26% of ASX200 board positions filled by women: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... companies has hit 26%, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The AICD has released its Quarterly Gender Diversity Report tracks progress towards the Institute's target of achieving 30% female representation across ASX 200 ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Papers is leading to more questions about who is paying tax where." The guidelines have also expanded on topics including gender diversity, and how ASCSI will further their policy to support a 30% target for women on boards; shareholder resolutions and ...