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Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... "meet their goals of driving sustainable change in our region and shifting the gender imbalance," he said. Susan Clear, director of social impact investing at the Macquarie Group Foundation commented that Australian financial institutions and the social ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... to take it. "Women are typically expected to make greater career sacrifices to have children," Sarah Liu, founder and director of DEI consultancy TDC Global said. During child-rearing years, women are more likely to work part-time, and more likely to ...

Business calls for 12-month climate reporting delay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The Business Council of Australia has called for a minimum 12-month delay on climate reporting, citing a need for "training wheels" to prevent "risking failure." This comes as Treasury considers a 6-month delay raised by the Australian Institute of ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... spreading misinformation. "Voluntary action alone doesn't cut it; regulation is the only way," said Niki Mardas, executive director of open-access forest data think tank Global Canopy. "Almost every country in the world has committed to join in efforts ...

PRI appoints RI ecosystem officers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Americas and APAC regions, joining the PRI from JUST Capital, a not-for-profit research organisation, where she was managing director and head of investor strategies. Her previous experience includes senior roles at the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust ...

New Forests invests in Thai peat forest

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... with rich flora and fauna and is home to species who are important on a global scale," said New Forests Asia managing director Geoffrey Seeto. "Implementing impact activities related to climate change, support for communities and rural livelihoods, and ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... manufacturing bases in Australia and 20 distribution centres, with turnover around $650 million, said CEO and managing director Tony Dragicevich. As of 2021, Scope 1 and 2 emissions from Australia's integrated aluminium industry - which included mining ...

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... to welcome Stewart Investors as the first company to join the newly formed RMI Investor Network," said RMI executive director Jennifer Peyser. "We value their insights and leadership as we scale the network to support the investor community and its role ...

Dramatic spike in votes against ASX remuneration: Georgeson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... that comes down to the clarity of disclosure and how much worthwhile information shareholders have to make a call on director's decision. "There are plenty of times where you're legal compliant, but you still might be missing the optics from an investor ...

ESG skills in hot demand in risk, compliance hiring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... said. "For example, LinkedIn statistics in January 2024 indicated there was a 40% increase in the creation and demand for director-level risk and compliance professionals within financial services." Demand for ESG-related expertise is part of the equation ...