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ESG goes mainstream: How the role has changed and what lies ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023  |  NEWS
ESG practitioners are playing an increasingly crucial role in driving positive social and environmental impact while also ensuring long-term financial returns for businesses and investors. The role of the ESG practitioner has evolved significantly over ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... yet less than 1 percent of that amount is dedicated to bonds that empower women and girls as a priority objective. With gender lens investing gaining traction as part of overall sustainable bond issuance, the Orange Bond Principles are seeking to catalyse ...

Women-led founders, climate tech grow VC impact sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... our portfolio stats, but we still would like to increase the percentage of dealflow we get with diverse founders both on gender and on other diversity markers." The majority (51%, up from 46% in 2021) of impact startups reviewed by Giant Leap are focused ...

Podcast: Stewardship and ESG Investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... responsible investment adviser. During her time at there, she founded 40:40 Vision, an investor led initiative to drive gender diversity in the C-suite of ASX listed companies.

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... report at least Scope 1 and 2 emissions and setting targets to align with the Paris agreement by 2025. When it comes to gender diversity, the report found that industry difficulties in attracting gender diverse talent pools was the biggest inhibitor ...

Exploding the glass cliff myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... out companies that showed a greater level of underperformance than the market. Realindex has researched how issues like gender diversity in company management can indicate potential investment opportunity. The quantitative manager integrates data from ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
New legislation to close the gender pay gap has been introduced, requiring employers to publish pay gap data for increased transparency. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 requires employers with 100 or more ...

Super Housing Partnerships taps property leader as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian marketplace," Viney said. "Its approach recognises that the implications of climate change, social inequality, gender inequality and other ESG matters influence the pursuit of equitable prosperity and the health and productivity of the economy ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Average salaries for heads of ESG have seen a double-digit increase over the past 12 months, according to specialist ESG executive search and recruitment specialist Talent Nation. Talent Nation has released its annual environment and sustainability ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... of the social metrics, if we look to some countries like the US, they require a lot more metrics to be disclosed beyond gender," Wynter noted. "It might be anything from race/ethnicity/age/experience as a disclosure metric that's going to be asked by ...