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ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
ESG will be the "next great acceleration" for the Australian micro-cap space, making ESG a significant tailwind for the sector, according to Yarra Capital Management. Yarra Capital uses ESG analysis to help identify the companies that will create new ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Cromwell Property Group has set a target of achieving a net zero carbon emission target by 2050. Cromwell has disclosed its target and progress across sustainability metrics in its 2020 sustainability report. The property group acknowledged the impacts ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... already a very flexible workplace," Bishop noted. "Pre-COVID, 71% of workforce was participating in some sort of flexible work. It provided strong engagement opportunities, as we truly became a national business." Medibank counts the impact of having ...

Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
As companies, both ASX listed and unlisted, grapple with the twin onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic and an economic implosion, sustainability professionals within organisations have an essential role to play in responding to the immediate crisis ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Amid the reaction to and management of the coronavirus pandemic from a healthcare, community and economic perspective, there is a massive workplace deployment and shift from the institutions of offices to home-based interactions. Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity ...

Male carers face "career trap" for seeking flexible working: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... your life, which means less need to take an unexpected day of leave from work." Technology has evolved such that flexible work can now be more effective and productive, Elliott said. He pointed to the development of the Suncorp Work@Home Hubs, which ...

Diversity Council Australia discusses myths around workplace flexibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
Flexible work and careers are about more than just giving time to mothers with young children, and Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is challenging the myths and misconceptions about workplace flexibility in a new piece of research. Lisa Annese, CEO ...

Allens sets target to achieve 35% female partners by 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... normalising flexibility in the ways we work, talking to people as individuals and asking them what would suit them with flexible work." Allens has also increased the amount of childcare it provides across all its Australian offices, and matches all lawyers ...

Mercer study reveals diversity gap in investment management industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
Research conducted by Mercer has revealed that in the investment management industry, bias in recruitment and promotion decisions as well as workplace culture block opportunities for "under-represented talent to thrive." Yolanda Beattie, diversity and ...

Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Understand our biases and address them. 3. Champion benefits of diversity. 4. Provide equity opportunities: recruitment, flexible work, support, promotion and pay. 5. Set measurable targets and report progress. "Gender diversity signals something about ...