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NAB raises $500m for first ever gender equality social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The National Australia Bank (NAB) has raised $500 million for the first ever social bond focusing on gender equality, at the upper end of the book build, the bank said. Steve Lambert, executive general manager of capital financing, NAB The NAB Social ...

NAB launches social bond focusing on companies, gender equality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) is launching a social bond focusing specifically on gender equality. Eva Zileli, head of group funding, NAB The NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) is a fixed income obligation open to institutional investors. Participating ...

AXA IM launches "impact-style" fund linked to gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... IM) is launching an "impact-style" investment strategy to generate long-term capital growth from companies that promote gender diversity. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM The strategy - The AXA World Funds - MiX in Perspectives ...

Number of culturally diverse women ASX leaders "extremely low": DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... among women in leadership in ASX companies from 2004 to 2015, to consider the intersectionality of cultural diversity and gender in leadership positions. The researchers found that as of 2015, women represented 8.2% of directors, 4.9% of senior executives ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... disclosures- the general trend is towards more transparent disclosure. "I think this issue came to a head recently with the gender pay gap. It's one part of the broader issue, so there's a big push for companies to start providing more granular information ...

DCA sets agenda for diversity and inclusion in 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... Lisa Annese pointed to the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce as a business strategy. Annese said addressing gender-based disparities is a top priority for business in 2017, both in terms of representation, in leadership, and gender pay gap. ...

Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... membership on the topic, Petschler said. "Our role is very much around promoting the recognition and engagement around gender diversity," she said. "We don't have coercive power or regulatory power, but we promote our target and we are the voice of reporting ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... different goals, but some of the goals were cited by all three banks in their strategies. The first common goal is Goal 5 - Gender Equality. Stewart at ANZ points out that gender equality is the lowest hanging fruit, but realistically it is also the ...

ACSI issues vote warning to remaining all-male ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Davidson said. The policy states that ACSI will recommend a vote against directors in companies "which perform poorly on gender diversity and either will not engage with ACSI or will not outline how they plan to address the issue."

Louise Davidson joins International Integrated Reporting Council board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... in Australia and globally." Davidson's appointment strengthens "the balance of the IIRC's board in terms of geography, gender, diversity and sector," IIRC noted. IIRC has also cited surveys from EY, in which 70% of institutional investors responding ...