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Women On Boards and Abacus to develop women leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... have the opportunity to work with Abacus and assist the industry gain a better understanding of best-practice gender diversity practice both on boards and for the leadership pipeline," said Ruth Medd, Women on Boards chair. For their part, Abacus sees ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
More than half of 211 ASX-listed companies have established a gender diversity policy as recommended by ASX Principle 3, according to a KPMG survey commissioned by the ASX. Ruth Medd The ASX survey showed that 61% of the 211 companies established gender ...

Women make gains on corporate boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... representation of women on boards, with 38.4% and 49.1%, respectively, according to the latest Women on Boards Boardroom (WOB) Diversity Index (BDI). While the BDI found incremental progress on ASX200 boards, 64 ASX200 companies do not have a woman on ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... they've done the training. I argue that it's good business sense this way - it's a great way to bring in new talent and diversity." ANZ has also set targets for Indigenous employment in its RAP for 2011-2014. ANZ has recruited over 500 Indigenous trainees ...

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... see that generally, the ASX companies were better managing carbon and ESG risks. This reflects as much on the greater diversity of companies in international equities - where there are more complex and serious ESG issues to address and some companies ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability working at Cooper Grace Ward. When we do things like graduate recruitment, it's certainly a fact that the diversity and the opportunities for women would be two big questions that come up on a reasonable basis." Cooper Grace Ward discusses ...

Women only 19% of superannuation fund trustee boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... our concern over the gender issue and we're going to run a series of one-day workshops nationwide to encourage greater diversity on board. We are inviting participating organisations to bring along women who are interested to be on trustee board, because ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The majority of ASX200 companies have "serious work" to do to meet gender diversity standards embodied in ASX Principle 3, according to a survey carried out by Women on Boards (WOB). WOB surveyed 82 ASX200 companies' public disclosures for its WOB Traffic ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... communities' vast understanding of the biophysical environment, challenging corporate worldviews and promoting acceptance of diversity. O'Faircheallaigh's arguments were corroborated by Jane Gronow, principal advisor - communities and social performance ...

Finsia: ESG consistent with superannuation fiduciary duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... those goals. "[T]here are two key points that should be kept in mind in any implementation plan," Finsia said. "First, diversity is appropriate. Diversity is a source of competitive advantage and differentiation. This poses a challenge for asset owners ...