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Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... that are staying with the same employer for 11-15 years see an 18% gender pay gap. Talent Nation also recruits for New Zealand - where Evans says there is pay parity across the board. Simon Gvalda, specialist ESG recruiter at Kaizen Recruitment said ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... implementation. Human rights abuses linked to deforestation have been largely overlooked, the think tank found. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) was the only financier that required holdings to have a zero-tolerance approach to violence ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... is used to smelt it." Capral buys aluminium billet from Tomago Aluminium, Boyne Smelters and Rio Tinto's smelter in New Zealand's South Island, Tiwai Point, as well as importing billet from the Middle East. "The differentiation in terms of the lower ...

Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... an increase in the proportion of investors with climate action plans. Over a third of signatories in Australia and New Zealand developed targets, and members improved engagement and disclosure of Scope 3 emissions. The survey also revealed an increase ...

ANZ sustainable fund flows buck global trend: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand sustainable funds attracted USD$567 million in inflows in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to Morningstar research. Active sustainable strategies were the big winners, seeing net inflows of US$434 million in the fourth ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... emissions by 2030. The issuance attracted a wide variety of investors by type and region, with 70% based in Australia and New Zealand, 11% in Europe, 10% in the UK and 9% across Asia and Japan. Balance sheet investors had the majority at 43%, with asset ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Asia Forest Fund on US$170 million in 2012. The fund manager also recently completed the first close of the Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund (ANZLAFF) with A$450 million raised from institutional investors in Australia and Europe, and ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... investment. Jamie Chambers, BBC Studios' vice president of advertising and BBC News distribution in Australia and New Zealand commented that "it is clear to see in these results the important role that news providers... play in decision-making and influencing ...

TCorp issues first sustainability bond of 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... emissions by 2030. The issuance attracted a wide variety of investors by type and region, with 70% based in Australia and New Zealand, 11% in Europe, 10% in the UK and 9% across Asia and Japan. Balance sheet investors had the majority at 43%, with asset ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... reduction within their strategies and oftentimes a positive carbon capture," said bfinance director of Australia and New Zealand Sebastian Mays. "Interest in exploring strategies that have a positive impact on the net carbon of a portfolio is becoming ...