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Women make strides on ASX300 boards, but cultural diversity lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... cultural diversity." The report also found that boards continue to skew older, with only 5% of board positions held by people younger than 50. age of directors is about 60 years, and there is a much higher proportion of women directors under 50 than ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... the last six to 12 months than in previous years. "It really feels as though some of the shackles have fallen away, and people are just getting on with it," Carrel said. "There's an excitement about ESG, instead of being begrudging or experimenting ...

Pengana Capital reports positive impacts of equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... 2020 year generated 11 MWh of renewable or recovering, 4 tonnes of waste material, providing healthcare treatment for 27 people, or providing 18 days of tertiary education for each $100,000 increment. In that same period, the fund returned 13.7% compared ...

Fostering equity, inclusion key to diversity gains: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... companies place equal importance on equity and inclusion, according to research from Regnan. Hiring, retaining and promoting people from diverse backgrounds means more than focusing on hiring practices alone, and requires greater focus on the organisation ...

Global fund manager buys Australian forestry asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Kalyanakumar said. "We have expertise in the management of impact, we can leverage carbon-related investments, we have people who are experienced in the management of forestry type investments and the scale and research capability of other things that ...

Opinion: The housing burden is large enough to be shared by many parties

SCOTT LANGFORD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... together to deliver a project that is truly world class. But most importantly 11 Gibbons Street is soon to be home to 400 people all deserving of a place to call home. In the Gibbons Street project SGCH, the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation ...

Companies failing harassment victims: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... within corporates. "One in three Australian workers have experienced sexual harassment in the last five years," she said. "People are at higher risk include as young people, people of migrant backgrounds, people with disabilities, LGBTI communities." ...

Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... sum. The three-year loan has set targets for the family-owned business covering emissions reduction, animal welfare and people wellbeing. Stockyard's sustainability strategy is aligned to beef industry's priorities such as the Australian Beef ...

Royal Adelaide Hospital locks in $2bn social, green loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... GL Business Assurance Ltd. "Broadly speaking, the Royal Adelaide Hospital provides access to essential healthcare to the people of South Australia, and this critical social function helped the project meet the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's ...

Cooper Energy announces carbon neutral certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... profile in 2014 and committed in 2020 to becoming a carbon neutral company, reflecting the importance of the issue to "our people, our investors, our financiers, our customers and stakeholders," the spokesperson said. "As an Australian domestic gas producer ...