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Proposals against ESG, DEI to increase: Proxy advisor

MATT TOLEDO  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... election win, proposals against environmental, social and governance factors are increasing, as is pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Still, many of these anti-ESG and anti-DEI proposals are failing. Goldman Sachs shareholders ...

Green moves: Agscent, HSBC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... a newly created sustainability office that was responsible for the firm's sustainability strategy as well as its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The reports hold that Leonard's responsibilities will be shared between respective businesses ...

Trump presidency pushes Aussies to ethical super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Trump administration has actively moved to scale back US involvement in climate change initiatives, and publicly derided diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, spurring many corporates to abandon their own DEI measures. In February, Future ...

Green moves: CSIRO, Ethinvest, Social Enterprise Australia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... resilience systems," she said. Long also has significant experience as a non-executive director and is currently chair of the Diversity Council Australia and on the boards of Telstra, IFM Investors, QBE Insurance and CEDA. "It is an honour to be asked ...

MSC appoints operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... of compliance and regulatory affairs management," he said. "Further, Shelley has been largely responsible for pushing diversity in our wider team and has been an important mentor and role model to staff and team leaders." Brown added. "Following the ...

Decoding Trump 2.0 and the impact on ESG investing

MANS CARLSSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Agreement, a repeal of 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 ...

SSGA abandons gender diversity targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has ditched its gender diversity efforts eight years after it championed the Fearless Girl campaign, which pushed for the representation of women in senior leadership positions. SSGA previously pushed for listed companies ...

Sandi Orleow joins ECP board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... include Pengana International Equities, Sydney Financial Forum, Active 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 ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... said. "Recently, 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 ...

Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... investors to buy assets 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 ...