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Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Finance and Sustainable Investments. Also selected: ex-journalist Lucy Mulenkei, co-chair and co-founder of the Indigenous Women Biodiversity Network, and member of the International Forum on Biodiversity and the International Forum of Indigenous Women. ...

Members beef up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible practices, because this is a powerful consumer trend that's not going away." Gender differences evident Notably, women are far more likely to cite a low super balance as a key reason for not switching to an ethical alternative (55%, compared ...

Minorities to have bigger say under Positive Duty regime: Rio Tinto

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... once a sexual harassment claim has been made. Jenkins highlighted 2018 survey data that found a staggering three in four women who work in the mining sector had experienced sexual harassment in their workplace. "The main job of the changes is not for ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... issues that impact their ability to work. While policies related to reproductive health typically focus on the needs of women, the 'It's for Every Body' campaign is just that, with the proposed policy covering chronic conditions related to ...

Why top firms have more women on boards: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). New AICD data finds top listed companies have at least 40% women on boards - while the February Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) data release found that overall, 34% of board members ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... will include Superannuation Guarantee contributions from next year. In a major win for the super industry and Australian women, 12% superannuation contributions will be made by the government alongside parental leave payments, effective 1 July 2025. ...

Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... recruit female finance professionals. The program hopes to address key structural barriers that hinder skilled and numerate women from entering Australia's $4 trillion finance sector. Its launch follows the release of gender pay gap data for super ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Good Return has partnered with Macquarie to call for increased gender-based impact investment to support women entrepreneurs. There is a US$360 billion annual financing gap for women-owned small businesses, according to the UN. Impact investing, which ...

Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Richard Evans, CEO of specialist ESG and sustainable finance recruiter Talent Nation said despite the gap, there are signs women in ESG, sustainability, and environment are beginning to earn more across corporate and consutling. "In our previous two ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... deeper," observers say. The median pay gap is the difference between the middle set of numbers that represent how men and women are paid. Unlike the average, the median is not skewed by extreme values such as CEO pay, and so it is supposed to give a ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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