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Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... fund agriculture to help achieve Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), engage investible companies to improve DEI outcomes towards Goal 5 (Gender Equality), or allocate capital to environmental organisations to help achieve Goal 15 (Life on Land). Instead of investing ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Investors in rural industries may face reputational and legal risk, as a new report warns 16,400 people are trapped in modern slavery in NSW. Agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional areas, as well as labour hire companies ...

Parental leave super narrows gender savings gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... become optional undermined the policy's intent altogether, being to boost the super balances of new mums and narrow the gender super gap. Modelling from AustralianSuper shows a 30-year-old man earning the average wage of $1983 per week with an average ...

DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... can have a serious economic impact when done properly. A 2015 McKinsey Global Institute report found that addressing the gender gap alone in global workforces can add an extra US$12 trillion to global GDP over a 10-year period. Companies with the most ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... global average of 12.5%, the latest Alpha Female Report finds. Citywire's annual analysis, which tracks the progress of gender parity in asset management, calculated 903 Australian fund managers in its database and found that only 3% of strategies ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working conditions. This marks the fifth consecutive year the super fund has sent such a letter as part of ...

Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... and fiscal vulnerability. Aside from its mission to reduce poverty and inclusivity, the ADB also committed to improving gender equality across its own operations.

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Australians. It undermines the policy intent to boost the retirement savings of Australian mums and to start to turn around the gender super gap - which has been widening for women in their 30s," she said. It also risks putting pressure on mums to raid ...

Super gap to close in 2042

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Gender financial equality slowed in the past quarter; gender pay equality is expected by 2047 and ASX 200 equality equity by 2030. Overall, women are experiencing higher unemployment and underemployment. In the long-term however there is - albeit slow ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... super contributions. "This has led to many female Rest members retiring with less super than our male members. In fact, the gender super gap for our members approaching retirement is 27% - a figure that has widened in recent years," Doyle said. "We represent ...