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Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Commission to consider gender equity when formulating minimum wages, as reported in Financial Standard. HESTA CEO Debby Blakey said the Federal Government's decision to fund $4.7 billion over 4 years from 2022-23 to make early childhood education and ...

HESTA ups the ante on AGL, Santos on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... with a 30 June 2020 baseline, general manager responsible investment Kim Farrant told FS Sustainability. HESTA CEO Debby Blakey said strengthening the interim target recognised developments in climate change since 2020, such as updated scientific research ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... can help improve financial outcomes for investors, resulting in stronger returns for our members," said HESTA CEO Debby Blakey. Blakey cited Rio Tinto's destruction of significant cultural heritage at Juukan Gorge as an example of the risks to investors ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Resignations have also been received for non-executive directors Jacqueline Hey and Diane Smith-Gander. HESTA CEO Debby Blakey noted that "shareholders are increasingly expecting companies to do more to drive a timely, just and orderly transition to ...

HESTA first super fund to oppose AGL demerger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... assets." AGL has also failed to adequately detail how impacted communities would be supported. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said in the fund's statement that the fund is considering whether companies are suitably managing risks to enable long-term ...

HESTA "unlikely to support" AGL demerger without faster closure of coal-fired stations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Agreement, nor that AGL's plans provide an equitable transition for affected workers or communities," said HESTA CEO Debby Blakey. HESTA owns $21 million, constituting 0.36% of AGL. Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures announced that they are now a substantial ...

HESTA confirms bid for Ramsay Health Care

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... writing, Ramsay Health Care's share price rose 2.45% following the HESTA announcement. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the transaction represented an exciting opportunity to invest in the future growth and success of Australia's leading ...

HESTA CEO joins corporate governance board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
HESTA CEO Debby Blakey has been appointed to the Board of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). Blakey is the only Australian board member, whose members are responsible for assets of more than $79 trillion. ICGN represents institutional ...

ACSI announces new president, deputy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Debby Blakey has been appointed the new president of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). The HESTA CEO replaces Ian Silk, the outgoing chief executive of AustralianSuper. Michelle Gardiner, trustee director of Care Super, will ...

ASX companies join 40:40 Vision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... leadership as well as men who value the perspective they bring," said HESTA CEO and 40:40 Vision Steering Committee chair Debby Blakey. "It's very encouraging to see some of our nation's largest companies make a strong commitment to increasing the number ...