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Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Forward Faster program means focusing on five core areas where we believe business can have the biggest impact - gender equality, climate action, living wage, water resilience and finance and investment." The Business Council for Sustainable Development ...

La Trobe University inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... research and higher education. La Trobe is undertaking significant investment towards the Science in Australia Gender Equality (SAGE) Silver Accreditation, which is based on an international impact focused accreditation program, Athena Swan. "La Trobe's ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Climate change, gender equality, decent work, and natural capital and biodiversity loss are priorities for one major Australian superfund when it comes to the 2023 ASX300 AGM season. HESTA, which has approximately $76 billion in assets under management ...

Investors call for leadership diversity at ASX300 listed companies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... partners include Chief Executive Women, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), and the 30% Club. 40:40 Vision advocates for 40% identifying as women, 40% identifying as men, and 20% identifying ...

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... that will drive investment in a number of regional challenges including climate change," she said. "Alongside gender equality, climate change will be at the heart of Australia's development programme. Domestically, we're committed to developing ...

University secures $450 million sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... emissions, improving biodiversity, Indigenous cultural safety and awareness of UN Sustainability Development Goals, gender equality, and widening participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for blind and visually impaired ...

Cleaning up diversity-washing boosts business performance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... accountable and compliant with gender pay gap reporting and other diversity considerations under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. The software measures and tracks DEI position, including the gender pay gap, through scoring and evidence-based assessments ...

Executive directors overwhelmingly male: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... representation were less prone to greenwashing. A 2020 study from Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency found that profitability, performance and productivity increase in companies with women leaders. The study found ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... demand. The Orange Bond Principles are a set of standards that draws their name from the orange colour of SDG5: Gender Equality. The Orange Bond Principles are driven by the Orange Bond Initiative's (OBI) steering committee, which includes the Impact ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... gap has been introduced, requiring employers to publish pay gap data for increased transparency. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 requires employers with 100 or more workers to publicly disclose gender pay ...