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Economists brace for an uncertain future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... China's rising influence presents a geopolitical challenge that US tariffs are designed to address. Diversity, equity and inclusion Beyond trade and economic uncertainty, Jackson highlighted the importance of diversity and inclusion policies in sustaining ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Goldman Sachs are the latest to de-emphasise diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies due to new US government directives. The US political climate is driving pushback against ESG, with corporates ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Google's decision to walk back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring initiatives will likely tank Alphabet's ESG score, exclude it from indices and funds, and impact investor demand. With several US firms rolling back DEI, there is ...

Trump Paris exit "bad news" for rest of world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Paris Agreement and vowed to maximise US oil and gas production and exploration. At least a dozen diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and LGBTQ+ and racial equity rights were wound back, with Trump stating: "We will forge a society that ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... with the highest proportion in the industrial sector. The most popular metrics in APAC are social (62%), diversity and inclusion (59%), and environmental (42%). Just 30% used GHG or carbon emissions measures including Scope 3 emissions. Climate-linked ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... to "tackle challenging sustainability issues, not only within its own operations, but also its value chain, through inclusion of scope 3 and CAF related targets." QIC Real Estate is part of the A$111bn QIC and manages a A$13.6bn property portfolio on ...

Green moves: Westpac, Care Super, BlackRock, Quinbrook, Ortec, CAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... to focus on various advisory roles. Meanwhile, Emma d'Emden has been promoted to manager of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and employee relations at CareSuper. She joined the fund when it merged with Spirit Super in November, which created ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... the total AUM covered by impact investment products and funds. Other popular thematics include biodiversity, financial inclusion, quality jobs, and healthcare. Half (53%) of respondents said institutional demand was driving growth. Other factors were ...

DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... for talent, a 77-year-old institute for investment analysts turns to a much-needed solution: a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) code of conduct. This week the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute and its local member chapter, CFA Society ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... redressing the inequity of missing out on super while on paid parental leave and for gender equity." She added that the inclusion of super payments will reinforce that paid parental leave is not a welfare payment but a workplace entitlement, while also ...