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Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... 1,103 tonnes from landfill, saved the healthcare system $42.4 million and helped 2,503 people due to reduced bias in the hiring process or improved access to employment. "But in addition, Giant Leap has tackled some key challenges in Australian business ...

140 years to gender parity in finance: OMFIF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... resources to gender balance, mentorship programmes, or policies to ensure equal pay. The report calls for more transparent hiring processes, diversity data transparency, and mentorship programmes to overcome the barriers of the "childcare tax" and cultural ...

The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... results? A 400% growth in total amount lent in loans, an average employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 - and a great tactic for hiring and retaining top talent. "We'd always set out to do things differently. A big focus is for our people to be in peak genius ...

Average head of ESG pay hits $350,000: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... strategy. They understand the overall business strategy and they're a trusted entity for the executive, but then they're hiring in exceptional capability underneath them." There is increasing specialization in the skill set of heads of ESG and ESG professionals ...

Schroders' sustainable multi-asset fund receives RIAA certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... pointed out that as part of that process, they have applied a biodiversity lens to Australian equities through the 2021 hiring of William Wu, an experienced portfolio manager and also co-author and lecturer of Sustainable and Responsible Investing at ...

Gap in financing solutions for refugees: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... in this context that the private sector has stepped up to support refugees through a variety of interventions, including hiring; entrepreneur support; education and skills development; products and services; and philanthropy," Janakiram said. RII has ...

Alexis Cheang joins TCorp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
TCorp has appointed Alexis Cheang as head of investment stewardship, hiring from Mercer. In her new role at the New South Wales Government's investment arm, Cheang will report directly to Stewart Brentnall, TCorp's chief investment officer ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management appoints head of sustainable investing research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has created the role of head of sustainable investing research, hiring Roland Rott to fill the role. In this new role, Rott will oversee a team including several climate scientists, specialising in developing ESG and thematic ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Engaging with companies to enhance gender and other forms of diversity includes discussing not only hiring practices, but promotion, retention and how performance reviews are conducted, according to Vontobel Asset Management. Sudhir Roc-Sennett, Vontobel's ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... ESG-linked KPI, particularly material issues, let's take the example again of labour - ensuring that if it's a focus on hiring a diverse workforce, those metrics are tied not just to hiring but also the retention." Some of the key issues that American ...