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ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
There is no sign that demand for ESG professionals across the entire investment sector is abating, according to Kaizen Recruitment's ESG/Responsible Investment Professionals Financial Services Salary Guide 2023. Simon Gvalda, ESG recruitment specialist ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... she said. "Safety is one piece of the puzzle, but there is a much bigger issue to solve for." Carlsson also highlighted the gap between the minimum wage and living wage, pointing out that the current minimum wage in Bangladesh is BDT 8,000 monthly, while ...

Exploding the glass cliff myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... around one in seven, and increasing, whereas as total appointments of males is still large, but it's fallen," he said. "The gap is massive, but it's showing improvement along a number of dimensions, not just the total stock of CEOs who are women ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... key pillars." The report found that there is a "clear disparity" in pay between genders, but Talent Nation noted that the gap has reduced has reduced by 25% since the last study was completed. Women respondents also held more senior roles in sustainability ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... that's going to be asked by investors." Engagement with First Nations communities around cultural heritage and closing the gap-related issues also featured in 2022. "We did talk about engagement with First Nations communities and what companies are doing ...

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Socquet-Clerc said. "Essentially Octopus and Kilter focus on wholesale and institutional money, and Bloom is here to bridge the gap between the retail market and these assets. "When we say improving operations, we mean improving the app, including a ...

Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Matters framework would "complement, rather than replace, the rich set of specialised reporting processes such as Closing the Gap and the State of the Environment reports. These and other in-depth reporting processes will remain essential to provide ...

CEFC, Grok Ventures back solar tech firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Learmonth. "Solar power represents one of the most efficient ways to reduce emissions from the energy sector and fill the gap in supply from the retirement of coal-fired power stations. CEFC cites information from the World Silver Survey stating that ...

Climate skills development needed: University of Technology Sydney

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Ireland that uncovered a gap in the skills that the financial services industry needs, with Atherton saying it was suspected the gap existed in Australia too. For the purpose of the study, climate skills were defined as "skills, knowledge and competency" ...

Stewart Investors identifies progress to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... broader stewardship role when it comes to climate. "If we're actually going to be successful from a climate perspective the gap between our portfolio and the benchmark needs to shrink, or more accurately, the benchmark needs to catch up," he said. "It ...