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New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... inclusive policies and practices. Notably, the first fund supported training for almost 3000 financial staff in gender inclusion. Good Return also collaborates with partners to help entrepreneurs manage the effects of climate change by funding infrastructure ...

Decoding Trump 2.0 and the impact on ESG investing

MANS CARLSSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... elements of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Inflation reduction Act), repeal of federal DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programs and changes to inclusion in the military, the instigation of a widespread deportation program, and the unleashing ...

UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Opportunities (GEO) option, effective March 28. The major change will be lowering the threshold for companies to qualify for inclusion in the strategy. "Due to the concentrated nature of GEO's investment universe, its investment returns have been volatile," ...

Sandi Orleow joins ECP board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Super, ACT Treasury and chairs the Australian CFA Diversity Council. "Sandi has a passion for innovation, diversity and inclusion. Her involvement and active engagement with professional associations including CEW (Chief Executive Women), WOB (Women ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... there have been a number of significant changes to the US legal and policy environment related to [diversity, equity and inclusion] that apply to many companies, including BlackRock. "In light of this, we are conducting an ongoing review of our global ...

Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... at more attractive prices. "For most ethical investors, 'drill baby drill', the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and reversal of the plastic straw ban, are initial actions that seem to have turned back 20 years of sustainable ...

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 ...